He did not know her lawyers had already filed a case with Ontario’s Central Authority for the Hague Convention. So as soon as he landed, Ontario alerted Morocco, triggering a travel stop that prevented Squalli from taking the children out of that country. Their return has been ordered by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Social Court of 1st Instance of Casablanca, and the Court of Appeal of Casablanca. The girls were born there, and are now citizens of four countries: Canada, Morocco, the U.S. and Russia. Reda Oulamine, Danilina’s lawyer in Casablanca, said Squalli’s influence over Rita’s views should be a key focus of the psychiatric evaluation.

Source: National Post April 13, 2019 01:30 UTC