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| Canadian Judges Let al-Qaeda Go On Grounds That The US Is Mean To al-Qaeda |
| 2011-05-07 |
| A Toronto judge was justified in freeing an alleged Al Qaeda collaborator given the gravity of human rights abuses committed by the United States in connection with his capture in Pakistan, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled. Judges are not expected to remain passive when countries such as the U.S. violate the rights of alleged terrorists, the court said Friday. Its 3-0 ruling upholds a decision last August by Justice Christopher Speyer of Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice to stay extradition proceedings involving Abdullah Khadr, 30, who is wanted in Boston on charges of procuring munitions for use by Al Qaeda against U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. The Toronto man is the older brother of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr and son of Ahmed Khadr, who was suspected of having close ties with Osama bin Laden and killed in a shootout with Pakistan’s security forces on the Afghanistan border in 2003. “We must adhere to our democratic and legal values, even if that adherence serves in the short term to benefit those who oppose and seek to destroy those values,” said Justice Robert Sharpe, writing on behalf of Justices John Laskin and Eleanore Cronk. “For if we do not, in the longer term, the enemies of democracy and the rule of law will have succeeded,” he said. “They will have demonstrated that our faith in our legal order is unable to withstand their threats.” |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #11 why was khadr being tried in canada? is he a canadian citizen? |
| Posted by: anon1 2011-05-07 23:03 |
| #10 this is why civilian courts have no place in a theatre of war. civilian courts are to try citizens in a civilian setting where society is ordered and evidence gathering is easy. There is no business in taking prisoners of war and trying them as if they are citizens up on misdemeanour charges before a civilian judge. what silliness is this? |
| Posted by: anon1 2011-05-07 23:02 |
| #9 Yep, could be real tough if you have to wait 24 to 36 months for that medical specialist appointment up there rather than just a short trip south for a quick appointment in the lower 48. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-05-07 22:24 |
| #8 Even if our government shrinks away from taking more |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2011-05-07 21:10 |
| #7 You cannot say you are for Democracy and then defend those out to destroy Democracy. Works speak louder than words. A cold blooded murderer has been let loose on society by you. |
| Posted by: Shomomble Fillmore8917 2011-05-07 21:06 |
| #6 Maybe we are a bit harsh with Abdullah. As Jean Chrétien said to him: Once I was a son of a farmer, and I became Prime Minister. Maybe one day you will become one. So who knows, maybe he'll mellow a bit when he becomes Prime Minister of Canada. |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-05-07 19:58 |
| #5 A part of me says kill him in Toronto. What are the repercussions? All of me predicts that before long you will see all sorts of individuals across all sorts of endeavors being privately sanctioned. We are not too far away from seeing all sorts of games. I see a Chilean type purge coming here, of the left, of course. Tic Toc. |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2011-05-07 19:43 |
| #4 A part of me says kill him in Toronto. What are the repercussions? |
| Posted by: Penguin 2011-05-07 17:49 |
| #3 WTF! Are these judges totaLly off the rails? Sadly, these attitudes are going to persist, up until the day Canada has a terror attack on their own soil. Especially if it turns out that the same folks released are behind it. Then it will be too late to undo. 21st century justice will not work with 7th century mentality. |
| Posted by: Delphi 2011-05-07 17:36 |
| #2 Well now, Canada's First Family of Terrorism back in the news... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-05-07 17:25 |
| #1 Can this be appealed? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-05-07 17:20 |