Prosecution Service: Maroun Diab and Review Board

prosecution service: Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo By The Canadian Press Fri., March 31, 2017 HALIFAX The husband of Nova Scotia's immigration minister is undergoing a 45-day psychiatric assessment after being declared not criminally responsible for allegedly assaulting, threatening and choking his wife on New Year's Eve, according to Toronto Star. Chris Hansen of the Public Prosecution Service said Friday that Maroun Diab was deemed not criminally responsible after undergoing an earlier psychiatric evaluation. Maroun Diab was declared not criminally responsible for allegedly assaulting, threatening and choking his wife on New Year's Eve. The results of the current assessment will be provided to the Criminal Review Board, which will decide how to proceed, she said. Diab had been released on a series of conditions in January, including one prohibiting him from having any contact with his wife, Lena Diab, and two other people. He was sent for a 45-day assessment and then he will come back to the Criminal Review Board and they will decide the next steps, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.