Calgary doctor denied bail by judge for alleged child abduction for two years
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A Calgary man accused of abducting his son and leading police on a global chase from Asia to the South Pacific over two years has been denied bail.
A Calgary man accused of abducting his son and leading police on a global chase from Asia to the South Pacific over two years has been denied bail.
Justice Peter Barley agreed with the Crown prosecutor that 62-year-old Muhammad Zia-Ur Rahman represents a flight risk.
“I do not think I could prevent Turkey or Pakistan from issuing a passport to the accused,” Barley told Rahman, who appeared at the hearing on Monday via video link wearing a blue prison jumpsuit.
“The accused could obtain a replacement passport, book a flight that same day and be gone before anyone was aware.
“I order that the accused be detained.”
Barley also noted Rahman is charged with one count of parental abduction and knows where his ex-wife and family lives.
None of the accusations have been proven in court. Details of bail hearings are normally under publication ban, but none was imposed in this case.
Rahman is accused of taking his son, then five years old, in December 2023.
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