Despite overwhelming evidence that Nay Myo Hein will be greatly harmed if he
is deported to Burma, this afternoon a Federal Court judge turned down Nay
Myo Hein's urgent request for a stay of his forced removal to Burma. The
twenty five year old former child soldier and Saskatoon resident is very
disappointed with the decision and extremely worried about his future,
telling Canadian Friends of Burma, "If I go back to Burma I will be a dead
man. Why don't Canadian officials understand this?"
CFOB is very concerned by the judge's ruling and urges the Harper government to intervene, CFOB's executive director Tin Maung Htoo called the ruling "a dangerous precedent" adding "I fear for Nay Myo Hein's life. We cannot allow his deportation to occur."
CFOB calls on people who care about Burma to take action by contacting Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan and urging him to immediately halt Nay Myo Hein's deportation. CFOB has also received several reports that emails of concern sent to Van Loan's office have been bouncing back. We urge people therefore to call and fax the minister and due to the urgent nature of this matter ask that Prime Minister Stephen Harper be contacted.
Peter Van Loan can be reached at Parliament Hill Office
Tel 613-996-7752 Fax 613-992-8351
Constituency Office
Tel 905-898-1600 or 1-877-738-3748
Fax 905-898-4600
Prime Minister Stephen Harper can be reached at
Fax: 613-941-6900
Saskatchewan residents should also call their MPs, especially if they are in Saskatoon ridings - eds.
Comments
Saskatoon refugee Written by Marti on 2009-08-14 16:47:17Who is the judge who couldn't figure out this no-brainer?
I phoned Van Loan's office this morning, and got the voicemail for some staff person. I left a message, bout would have preferred to talk with a live human (?) being. Will try again on Monday.
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