Mustafa Krer
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A Libyan-Canadian, Mustafa Mohammed Krer (also Abdel Salaam, El Faidl) left Libya in 1989, following the arrest of his brother al-Mukhtar Muhammad Krer. While living in Montreal
, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
(CSIS) accused him of being a former leader of Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
and he was arrested in Libya
in 2002.
's apartment to celebrate the birth of a child. CSIS however says that Krer was "extremely conscious of communications security" and cautioned Jaballah against using the telephone too much.
Following Jaballah's arrest, he asked a friend to tell "Abu Dunia" not to visit him in detention and to keep a low profile; CSIS alleges this was a reference to Krer. On February 14, 1997, Krer spoke to a companion and referred to Hassan Farhat
as a man with funds "for the cause".
where he received assurances from Libya that he was not under investigation and given a plane ticket home by the Libyan People's Bureau. On May 2 he arrived in Libya and was immediately arrested at Tripoli Airport and taken to 'Ayn Zara Prison.
In February 2004 he met with representatives from Amnesty International
.
He was not granted access to a lawyer until 15 March 2004, when he appeared before the People's Court charged with affiliation to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
. He was not given the choice of his attorney.
In December 2004, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew
and Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Muhammed Ghanem discussed the case.
The National Post
and the American Libyan Freedom Alliance have both mistakenly claimed that he was deported from Canada, and that he was executed by Libyan authorities after he arrived in the country in 2002. In their 2008 report concerning Mahmoud Jaballah, CSIS mistakenly listed Krer as having been arrested on December 18, 2004, two years after his actual arrest.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is Canada's national intelligence service. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Canada's national security, and conducting operations, covert and overt, within Canada and abroad.Its...
(CSIS) accused him of being a former leader of Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Libyan Islamic Movement formerly known as The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group also known as Al-Jama’a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya is a group active in Libya which played a key role in deposing Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime, allying itself with the National Transitional Council.However...
and he was arrested in Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
in 2002.
Association with Jaballah
Krer and Mahmoud Jaballah met through mutual friends, and Jaballah has said that he phoned Krer for helping finding Egyptian newspaper articles he felt could help his refugee claim, and that Krer occasionally visited Jaballah in Toronto. The only time they met in Montreal was when Krer met Jaballah and his wife at Hassan FarhatHassan Farhat
Born in Telafa, Iraq, Hassan Farhat was the founder and Imam of Salaheddin Mosque in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada....
's apartment to celebrate the birth of a child. CSIS however says that Krer was "extremely conscious of communications security" and cautioned Jaballah against using the telephone too much.
Following Jaballah's arrest, he asked a friend to tell "Abu Dunia" not to visit him in detention and to keep a low profile; CSIS alleges this was a reference to Krer. On February 14, 1997, Krer spoke to a companion and referred to Hassan Farhat
Hassan Farhat
Born in Telafa, Iraq, Hassan Farhat was the founder and Imam of Salaheddin Mosque in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada....
as a man with funds "for the cause".
Return to Libya, arrest
In 2002, he travelled to ManilaManila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
where he received assurances from Libya that he was not under investigation and given a plane ticket home by the Libyan People's Bureau. On May 2 he arrived in Libya and was immediately arrested at Tripoli Airport and taken to 'Ayn Zara Prison.
In February 2004 he met with representatives from Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
.
He was not granted access to a lawyer until 15 March 2004, when he appeared before the People's Court charged with affiliation to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Libyan Islamic Movement formerly known as The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group also known as Al-Jama’a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya is a group active in Libya which played a key role in deposing Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime, allying itself with the National Transitional Council.However...
. He was not given the choice of his attorney.
In December 2004, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew
Pierre Pettigrew
Pierre Stewart Pettigrew, PC is a Canadian politician.Born in Quebec City, Pettigrew has a BA in Philosophy from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and an M.Phil in International Relations from Oxford University...
and Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Muhammed Ghanem discussed the case.
The National Post
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
and the American Libyan Freedom Alliance have both mistakenly claimed that he was deported from Canada, and that he was executed by Libyan authorities after he arrived in the country in 2002. In their 2008 report concerning Mahmoud Jaballah, CSIS mistakenly listed Krer as having been arrested on December 18, 2004, two years after his actual arrest.