TORONTO, (Toronto Sun) – One of Canada’s “Most Wanted” criminals, who was convicted twice of beating women, has been deemed a threat to public security and denied release from custody by an immigration hearing.
Shameer Ally Allie, 36, of Guyana, was picked up Thursday last by the RCMP. He had been on the run since January to avoid deportation stemming from a lengthy criminal record that includes convictions for assault causing bodily harm, threatening death, assault with a weapon and twice failing to report to authorities.
He is slated to be deported on Wednesday by the Canada Border Services Agency.
Dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit, Allie wore leg and stomach restraints at an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing on Monday.
The father of two was convicted in 2003 for attacking a common-law wife with a baseball bat, the hearing was told. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for two years.
Allie also attacked another woman, whom he was seeing, with a “large kitchen knife” after he accused her of dressing provocatively, Stephanie Echlin, a counsel for the immigration department said.
The woman was threatened with death several times and escaped after the building’s landlord heard a struggle and ran to her aid.
“Both of those assaulted were women with whom he had a close relationship with,” Echlin said. “He (Allie) is a violent offender who has shown no sign of remorse or rehabilitation.”
The board was told Allie was released from custody by an immigration official last year “after he requested to spend the Christmas holidays with his family.” He promptly went underground and was arrested last week while walking to an illegal job. He does not have a permit to work here.
Immigration board member Marilou Funston said Allie may not return if released from custody because he twice failed to comply with court orders.
Allie told the board his life would be in danger if he returned to Guyana.
He is the sixth person arrested from a list of 32 of Canada’s “Most Wanted” criminals who were identified by the CBSA.
The fugitives are among a group of 1,400 dangerous criminals without immigration status who are believed to be hiding in Canada.
The lineup of foreign criminals was released following the success of a first list of 30 suspected war criminals who were identified by the CBSA after prodding by Sun Media. So far, 11 suspects have been arrested and one has left country. Five have been deported.
