CANADA UPDATES 1267 COMMITTEE ON ABDELRAZIK

S E C R E T OTTAWA 000907 SIPDIS STATE FOR S/CT AND WHA/CAN E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/07/2018 TAGS: PTER PINR PINS CA SUBJECT: CANADA UPDATES 1267 COMMITTEE ON ABDELRAZIK REF: STATE 49579 Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (S) Acting Senior Coordinator for International Crime and Terrorism Evelyn Puxley at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade informed PolMinCouns on July 7 that Canada had advised the UN Security Council's 1267 Committee that Canada was now providing limited in-kind assistance to Abousfian Abdelrazik, who is on its Consolidated List. Abdelrazik had sought and was granted shelter at the Canadian Embassy in Khartoum beginning April 29, claiming a fear that Sudanese authorities would again detain him and possibly subject him to torture. She said that Canada had clarified that its Embassy was providing only "basic necessities" as well as shelter. She confirmed that Canada had reached no decision about whether it would try to repatriate Abdelrazik, but promised that Canada would inform the 1267 Committee (and us) if it decided to do so. PolMinCouns reiterated reftel guidance, for which Puxley expressed appreciation. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada WILKINS