[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by Bagor

I'm still curious as to what the screening process was prior to granting this man refugee status.

There is a background check that is done on all refugee claimants which is usually done by CSIS. Why the info wasn't found out, who knows, maybe communication with law enforcement in Bosnia wasn't all that reliable just after the war.

I'd also like to know on what grounds he was claiming refugee status and how much of this was verified.

Very little of the information is verified in refugee determination hearing, it is usually determined on the strength of the claimants story and any information that they provide.

Also where did he apply for refugee status, In Canada or at one of the foreign embassies?

It looks like he made the application in Canada.

It's just concerning that someone can be convicted for murder, escape from prison and then get refugee status here under their PROPER name.

Very concerning, just another example of why the refugee system needs to change.

Not to mention stay here despite Intepol alerts being issued.

To be fair, if the alert came after he had become a permanent resident, how would Canadian authorities know? It's not like they run everyones name every year to see if there are any new interpol warrants outstanding.

I would argue that it took 6 years. Information was out there since 2005 when Interpol released their bulletin. Nothing appears to have happened on that piece of information, the question is ... why not?

Who know, maybe they could not find him. Looks like there was a warrant for his arrest issued and once they tracked him down they went and arrested him.

The only reason he was caught was through the work of the relatives of one of his victims. If they hadn't contacted the cops over here who knows how long he'd have evaded the system.

Very true.

Isn't it a mandatory part of the immigration process for a police background check to be submitted from any country that you've lived? I thought the rationale behind this was to refuse status to people with less than stellar histories?

Refugee claimants do not need to provide a background check, it is up to the government of Canada and CSIS to do this. Regular permanent resident applicants need to provide the back ground check.