Quebec Accused of 'Absurd' Terror Arrest (Pep talk about blowing away the competition)
Quebec Accused of 'Absurd' Terror Arrest
MONTREAL (CN) - A Muslim sales manager claims Quebec police illegally arrested him and "absurdly" accused him of being a terrorist because of "a pep talk he had given his fellow sales staff about 'blowing away' the competition".
Saad Allami, a Canadian citizen of Moroccan descent, sued the attorney general (Procureur Général) of Quebec, its police force (Sureté du Quebec) and Sureté Sgt. Jayson Gauthier, in Quebec Superior Court.
Allami says he managed more than 2,000 sales reps for a telecommunications company when "he was illegally arrested and detained on January 24, 2011, apparently for a pep talk he had given his fellow sales staff about 'blowing away' the competition in New York at a trade show; he was absurdly and wrongfully accused of being a terrorist, and suffered financial, psychological and moral damages, and significant damages to his reputation".
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While he was in jail, Saad says, "four or five officers of the SQ invaded plaintiff's home and conducted an intrusive search that lasted about four hours; the officer were there from around 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.;
"The whole time the officer kept repeating to plaintiff's wife that her husband was a 'terrorist'".
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/30/43447.htm
