"Ministry of public safety says it is seeking more details about questioning of scholar Richard Falk at Toronto airport. Montreal, Canada Canadian human rights activists are demanding answers from their government after a former United Nations special rapporteur who investigated Israeli abuses against Palestinians was interrogated at the Canadian border on national security grounds. Richard Falk, 95, was stopped at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday and questioned for several hours."
"The treatment of the couple has sparked anger and calls for an explanation from Ottawa. We need answers and from the highest levels of government, said Corey Balsam, national coordinator at Independent Jewish Voices-Canada, a group that supports Palestinian rights. Despite the outcry, Canadian authorities have not publicly addressed the incident."
Richard Falk, 95, and his wife Hilal Elver were stopped and questioned for several hours at Toronto Pearson International Airport on national security grounds. A security official reportedly told Falk that Canadian authorities were concerned the couple posed a danger to national security. Border agents asked about their work on Israel, Gaza and genocide and about participation in an Ottawa event examining Canada's role in Israel's war on Gaza. The incident provoked anger and calls for answers from human rights and pro-Palestinian groups. The office of the Minister of Public Safety has asked the CBSA for more specific details and affirmed commitment to due process and international obligations.
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