 France charged Ouzghar with ""forgery, uttering a forged document and two related conspiracy charges"".A truck driver by trade, Ouzghar claims that he was initially approached at his Montreal home in 1996, and asked to work as a spy for Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), but refused on religious grounds - leading to an attempt to "set him up" by the intelligence service.CSIS admits having interviewed him at the time, but denies that they were trying to recruit him.