BEIRUT - The Canadian government is being asked to intervene in the case of a New Brunswick farmer jailed in Lebanon for the last nine months.
Henk Tepper's lawyer says Lebanon's justice minister is now saying his client could be sent home -- but the Canadian government has to submit a written request.
Jim Mockler says Tepper's release would be subject to approval by Lebanon's president and prime minister.
Tepper has been held in a Beirut prison since March 23rd over allegations that potatoes he exported to Algeria in 2007 were rotten.
Algeria alleges that Tepper forged documents, but Tepper's lawyers have denied that claim.
They say the potatoes were inspected in Canada before shipment.
