The alleged senior member of the Iranian regime “voluntarily left Canada” for days before she needed to face the deportation process, Global News learned.
Elham Zandi left the country after the Canadian Border Service Agency signaled its intention to expel it by asking Immigration Committee and Refugees maintain hearing.
She is the third suspect that he is a high member of the Iranian government who left Canada after being targeted under sanctions adopted just over two years ago.
Reported Global News Last week yes CBSA He pulled his case against Zandi. At that time, the officers did not explain why.
But documents published in the Global News Show, Zandi decided to leave Canada on February 25, before his deportation case, which was supposed to start on March 7th.
As a result, the IRB has closed the file.
Zandi has been among the 18 alleged higher Iranian regimes found that have been living in Canada since the Government launched a breakthrough against them in 2022.
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The main officials of Islamic Republic are banned from the country in response to the brutal suppression of Tehran Woman, life, freedom Protesters of movement.
To date, only one such clerk has been deported, but two people have now left voluntarily, including Zandi. Other remains in Canada despite the deportation order.
IRB refused to issue a deportation orders in two further cases and rest Stay in progress.
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Initially, Zandi came to Canada, claiming he was a tourist, but once he applied for a work permit here. When she didn’t get it, she sued Canada for $ 10,000.
According to the documents published by the Federal Court, the Office of the Liberal MP Patrick Weiler repeated repeated investigations into the immigration department on the status of her work permit.
The Office of the British Colombia said he was not aware of the charges of CBS against Zandi and that he was responsible at the request of her daughter, who is an integral.
Iran is a state sponsor of Hezbollah and Hamas terrorist groups, who attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, launching a military response in a conflict in Gaza and in the region.
He was also accused of trying to silence the dissident and critics in Canada, including activists and former liberal MP Irwin Cotler, who was allegedly targeted for assassination.
In her foreign involvement, Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue wrote that the community members said that Iranian officials lived “open and freely in Canada”.
Iranian Canadian activists have challenged the Federal Government In order to better perform the examinations of the members of the regime and supporters, who they say to treat the country as a safe haven.
CBSA was holding a hearing Two weeks ago for Amin Yousefijaheadquartered in Toronto Iranian citizen Who used Multiple identity and was convicted In the US, to help Iran to avoid sanctions.
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