Adrian Humphreys provided an update this past Saturday, October 5, on Bruzzese's immigration hearing.
Link:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/10/05/...-to-italy-judgeExcerpts:
Alleged Mafia boss too dangerous to let out of prison while fighting deportation to Italy, IRB rulesBy Adrian Humphreys
National Post05/10/13 | Last Updated: 05/10/13 10:12 AM ET
An Italian man accused of being boss of a Mafia clan in Italy and a key link to the inner circle of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto was declared too dangerous to be released from an Ontario prison while he waits for an immigration hearing to decide if he should be deported back to Italy.
Carmelo Bruzzese, 64, was arrested in his Woodbridge home, north of Toronto, on Aug. 23, not on criminal charges but because he is a non-Canadian citizen accused of involvement in organized crime. He has been fighting ever since to be released from prison.
After three days of often fiery arguments at an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing, IRB adjudicator Ron Stratigopoulos determined that Mr. Bruzzese is a danger to the public and unlikely to appear for removal if he is ordered out of Canada. He ordered Mr. Bruzzese remain in prison, pending an admissibility hearing.
At the lengthy IRB hearings, attended exclusively by the National Post, Mr. Bruzzese was described by the Canada Border Services Agency as one of the top leaders of the ‘Ndrangheta, the proper name of the Mafia that formed in Italy’s Calabria region. The IRB was told that Mr. Bruzzese also controls affiliates in Canada and Australia....
