The 65-year-old Ottawa academic is asking the Federal Court of Canada to hear his plea for a replacement certificate after waiting 15 months for government officials to issue one.
Following lengthy court proceedings, Diab was extradited to France where he spent three years behind bars, including time in solitary confinement. When Diab was released on bail in 2009, his health card and Ontario driver's licence were returned, she said. But his citizenship certificate was not returned and was later sent to France, she said.
"Therefore, he remains a Canadian citizen with all the rights and privileges such status carries, including access to basic identification documents, which in his case would include his Canadian citizenship certificate."
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