Former Chinese official's bid to win asylum

Canada argues against former Chinese official's bid to win asylum Jim Bronskill, CP, Oct. 12, 05

OTTAWA (CP) - A senior security official who defected from China has no right to refugee status in Canada because of his complicity in crimes against humanity, federal lawyers argue.

Guangsheng Han's bid for asylum "completely disregards" his involvement in a system linked to widespread human rights abuses, says a federal submission filed in court.

The former supervisor of prisons and labour camps in northeastern China faces possible deportation following the Immigration and Refugee Board's rejection of his claim. [. . . . ]

Why "possible" if he is not accepted as a refugee?

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