In the case of M.M., and also in the case of K.T., the ability to actually present evidence of abuse was dismissed as irrelevant to the proceedings. The judge doesn't want to hear about that, because the judge's hands are tied with respect to how the Extradition Act.... They say, “This is not a trial. I'm just trying to look at whether or not there's a prima facie case against you.”
In the case of M.M., we went to leading experts in Georgia—lawyers, university clinics—and got expert opinions to show that, if M.M. had been charged here in Canada, she would have had the right to a full defence. She did not have that right in Georgia, and under the Extradition Act you cannot proceed if that is the case. Unfortunately, the minister just disagreed and went ahead. Any good judge looking at that would have said that cannot stand.