TORONTO — The bizarre case of the Unknown Person has become even more mysterious after an Immigration and Refugee Board member banned any observers from attending a scheduled public hearing on the matter. The man, formally designated as “the Unknown Person” by the courts, has been behind bars for more than six years because he refuses to reveal who he really is. On Wednesday, however, he was scheduled to appear in person, with a lawyer, at a public hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), immigration hearings “must be held in public” except under designated or extraordinary circumstances. Swathi Sekhar, the man’s lawyer in the case, has not responded to several requests for comment.

Source: National Post May 15, 2019 23:26 UTC