National Post, 8 March 2010: A former National Research Council scientist has been battling the Canadian government over allegations he participated in Iran’s controversial weapons program. Mohammad Jahazi held a high-level post at the NRC’s Institute for Aerospace Research but left Canada in 2008 after Ottawa rejected him as an immigrant for security reasons.

Federal Immigration officials told the Iranian scientist they suspected he had taken part in Iran’s arms efforts and had supplied information to Tehran on Iranian dissidents in Canada and Europe. Mr. Jahazi denied the allegations and yesterday Justice Yves de Montigny of the Federal Court of Canada set aside the Immigration department’s ruling and sent it back for another determination. . . .

. . . . The ruling comes amid growing international concern over Iran’s missile and nuclear programs, which have been built largely on science and technology stolen from abroad. The RCMP arrested an Iranian national in Toronto last year for allegedly attempting to send nuclear-related parts to Iran. A Canadian Customs official said last fall his officers had been seizing a wide range of weapons-related shipments destined for Iran. . . . .

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