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May 10, 2010 --Mayor Gérald Tremblay wants that "All light be shed as soon as possible"

In response to a question relating to the necessity of a public inquiry into the death of Anas Bennis, Mayor Gérald Tremblay answered the following (in French):

"It was a tragic incident, and the family continues to suffer until all light is shed on this incident. And so, I wish, like you, and like all the members of the city council, that all light be shed as soon as possible."

This exchange occurred on April 20, 2010, during the supplementary question period open to the public following the last city council meeting (held on April 19, 2010).

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March 2009

April 2007 -- No One Is Illegal Radio (CKUT)

Excerpts from Khadija Benni's intervention at a panel on racial profiling at McGill University.

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March 2007 -- No One Is Illegal Radio (CKUT)

Khadija Bennis speaks at the launch of the final report of the "People's Commission into Immigration "Security" Measures," on February 1, 2007 at the Centre Communautaire Musulman de Montreal.

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December 2006 -- No One Is Illegal Radio (CKUT)

Background on the case and an interview with Khadija Bennis by Jaggi Singh.

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Public Assembly, March 21 2007

On Wednesday March 21st several dozen people attended a public assembly in Cotes-Des-Neiges, organized by the Justice For Anas Coalition to draw awareness to the case of Mohamed Anas Bennis and issues of racial profiling and police brutality in Montreal. The event took place at 6767 chemin Cote-des-Neiges, blocks away from where Anas Bennis was killed by Montreal police on December 1st, 2005 - to date no public inquiry has been made, and no charges have been laid against the officers responsible.

Khadija Bennis, twin sister of Anas, spoke first with details of her brother's case and information about the continuing campaign for justice. She was followed by May Chiu, who presented findings regarding racial profiling and "security" from the People's Commission on Immigration Security Measures, for which she was a commissioner; and Hind Charkaoui, whose brother, Adil, was imprisoned without charges for 2 years under a Security Certificate. Next Roderick Carreon, a founding member of Kabataang-Montreal, a Filipino youth organization, spoke about his group's activism around racial profiling, and confrontations with the Montreal police. The panel ended with Huguette Milberg, a member of Mothers United Against Racism, who spoke about her and her son's experience with racial profiling at the hands of the Montreal police, as well the struggles and victories that the Mothers United Against Racism have faced in their attempt to confront the police of Montreal.

You can listen to the audio from this event here: