Immigration authorities in Canada have said that a Sri Lankan refugee accused of killing his wife but set free by court, will be deported to his home country, within weeks. 
Sivaloganathan Thanabalasingam, 31, was charged with murdering his wife in Quebec last month. He was set free by the court after the duration of his criminal proceedings 
exceeded the legal limit. 
Ewa Staszewicz, a lawyer for the Canada’s immigration department, confirmed that steps were being taken to obtain the necessary travel documents for Thanabalasingam, local media reported. 
Thanabalasingam reported to have told the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada on Friday that he did not believe he would be in danger in his home country and no longer needed to be protected as a refugee. 
Thanabalasingam was arrested in August 2012 after his 21-year-old wife, Anuja Baskaran’s body was found in their apartment in the Ahuntsic neighbourhood of Montreal. The woman in her 20s had been stabbed in the throat many times. 
He was charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of Baskaran. 
The charge was stayed in April after the length of the proceedings was deemed to have violated a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling that set time limits for trials to be completed. 
He became the first murder suspect in Quebec to be set free as a consequence of the court ruling. 
He was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency upon his release and a deportation order was issued against him. 
Thanabalasingam, who came to Canada as a refugee, originally appealed the deportation order but later changed his mind and asked to be sent back to Sri Lanka. 
There is still an appeal pending against Thanabalasingam as the Crown has challenged the judgment that halted the legal proceedings against him.




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