Hassan Diab - Bail Conditions

Bail Conditions

While awaiting the outcome of the extradition hearing, Diab was required to abide by very strict bail conditions. He could only leave his home for work, legal or medical appointments, and only when accompanied by one of the five persons who posted his combined $250,000 in bail. He must observe a 9 p.m. to 7 a.m curfew and report to the RCMP once a week. He may not hold or apply for a passport, or own a cellphone. He must remain in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, but keep away from Ottawa and Gatineau airports.

Among the conditions of his bail, Diab is required to wear a GPS electronic ankle bracelet and pay the $2,500 monthly surveillance costs himself. In June 2010, Diab's lawyer asked Judge Maranger to allow removal of the ankle bracelet, which had cost $30,000 to date. The Crown opposed the request, saying that Diab remained a flight risk. The judge ruled that Diab must continue to wear the device, calling it the only effective guarantee that he will not flee to Lebanon or another country with no extradition treaty with France. He suggested that Diab, facing the possibility of life imprisonment in France if convicted, had every motivation to flee.