They have ordered his conditional release under electronic surveillance eight times, only to have their orders challenged by the prosecutor and overturned by an appeal court.[3] On January 12, 2018, French authorities dropped all charges against Hassan Diab, citing lack of evidence.[4] On January 14 Dr. Diab returned to Canada. On January 17, Dr. Diab and his Ottawa support committee held a press release at the offices of Amnesty International Canada.[5]