Second alleged senior Iranian official sent for deportation hearing under Canadian sanctions
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The Immigration Refugee Board said Wednesday it had been asked to hold hearings for Iranmanesh Majid.
A second alleged senior Iranian official found living in Canada is undergoing deportation proceedings, Global News has learned.
Canada has launched a case against Iranmanesh Majid, the Immigration and Refugee Board said on Wednesday.
No information about Majid or his alleged role in the Iranian regime has been released.
But he is being processed for possible deportation under sanctions introduced last year that banned senior members of Iran’s government from Canada.
Refugee Board spokesperson Anna Pape said the agency’s Immigration Division had received the case on Nov. 29. It is being handled by the IRB’s Toronto office, she said.
The case was scheduled to begin on Jan. 17, 2024. The IRB will conduct hearings to decide whether there are sufficient grounds to deport Majid over alleged ties to Iran’s regime.
It is the second case launched under the Canadian sanctions, imposed after Iran’s morality police killed Mahsa Amini for showing her hair in public.
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