Suaad Hagi Files $2.5 Million Lawsuit Against Canada

Suaad Hagi Mohamud has filed a $2.5 Million lawsuit against the government of Canada for the wrongful rejection of her Canadian Citizenship while she was traveling in Kenya to visit her mother.

Suaad Hagi was questioned by a KLM airline employee in Kenya who disputed her contention that her Canadian Passport was in fact hers based on the shape of her lips and the style of her eyeglasses in the photo.

In Africa, when confronted by airline employees most travelers pay a bribe to be allowed on to their scheduled flight. Suaad Hagi did not have the money to pay a bribe and was therefore detained in a jail cell at the Kenyan airport for four days before being transported to a jail and then prison.

Despite her efforts to have the Canadian Consulate in Kenya support her claim of Canadian citizenship, the Consulate instead agreed to assist the Kenyan government in the prosecution of Suaad Hagi as an imposter.

DNA from Suaad Hagi’s son in Toronto, Canada proved that she was who she claimed to be. In addition, Suaad Hagi had several other photo identification’s in her possession which also stated that she was a resident of Canada.

Suaad Hagi was finally allowed to return to Canada ninety days after her detention, arrest, and imprisonment and returned to Toronto to an enthusiastic and supportive crowd. She said she blames the Canadian government, saying they "let me down, big time. No matter where we are, where we go, we're all citizens and I believe that we don't have a different level, we're all Canadian citizens. I'm just asking the government to get up and back up their people wherever they are." she said.

Suaad Hagi also has lawsuits against KLM Airlines and the government of Kenya planned.
　
　

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