Lawyers allege foreign interference in Canadian mafia deportation case [Video]

Lawyers for an alleged high-ranking member of the Italian Mafia in Toronto claim evidence is being used against him that is the product of foreign interference by Italian police.

The yearslong case, brought forward by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and being heard before the Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration Refugee Board (IRB), seeks to have Vincenzo “Jimmy” DeMaria ruled inadmissible to Canada over claims he is a member of an Italian organized crime group, known as the ‘Nndrangheta, among other unproven allegations.

Documents entered in the case show that a key piece of evidence against DeMaria are recordings of conversations gathered by Italian police, which were eventually provided to the CBSA, that purport to show DeMaria is a member of the ‘Ndrangheta and thus should no longer be allowed to live in Canada.

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