Lawyers in the extradition case of a man accused of bombing a synagogue continue to argue over whether witnesses should be allowed to appear in the accused terrorist's defence.
Hassan Diab, who faces charges in the killing of four people in a 1980 Paris bombing, will appear before a formal extradition hearing in January.
The Lebanese-born Diab, who became a Canadian citizen in 1993, has been under virtual house arrest since he was accused in the murders late last year.
Donald Bayne, Diab's lawyer, wants to call witnesses to the extradition hearing in an effort to prove that the French authorities seeking Diab's deportation have no proper grounds for their request.
Justice Department lawyers are arguing that the deportation hearing is not a trial and that Diab's innocence or guilt is a matter for a French court.