Canada frees Omar Khadr, once Guantánamo Bay's youngest inmate

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

After 12 years and nine months a man who was taken to Guantánamo Bay at 15 years old has been granted bail, defeating an attempt by Canada’s conservative government to keep Omar Khadr in prison.

“Mr Khadr, you are free to go,” said Justice Myra Bielby.

Khadr was silent in the Edmonton court though he flashed a smile to his applauding supporters.

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Bielby declined a stay request of a lower court judge’s decision to grant Khadr bail while he appeals against his US war crimes conviction.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/07/canada-free-bail-omar-khadr-guantanamo-bay-youngest

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Spencer Ackerman in Edmonton
Thursday 7 May 2015 17.33 BST

[knightmaar]

1. Tough week for Conservatives

First the NDP (lefties) take Alberta (oil central) and now this. Sheesh.

[Orsino]

2. A Guantanamo inmate walking free, awaiting a trial?

Only not in America.

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

[Fred Sanders]

4. A provincial court judges' decision to release was upheld on appeal...there is no other appeal as

far as bail is concerned.

Seems like you have to go to Canada for unadulterated, independent justice these days.

[knightmaar]

5. It was pretty adulterated

The federal government spent quite a lot of time avoiding this - not demanding he be sent home from gitmo, then appealing every possible way to keep him in jail.

[Fred Sanders]

6. The science and fact denying Canadian government is the adulterer, but not the justice system, there is a difference in Canada.

Today is a wonderful day for Justice.

[Hekate]

7. KnR

[GliderGuider]

8. A win for justice!

The Canadian government's behaviour in this case has been appalling!

But then, it seems that when the Harper government goes up against the courts they lose the big ones. A Supreme Court nomination, the prostitution law, and now Khadr.

[laundry_queen]

9. He gave an interview today after his release

Harper tried to keep him behind bars, pulling every dirty trick he could. Thankfully, our justice system worked. Good luck to Mr. Khadr in his new life.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/omar-khadr-free-on-bail-vows-to-prove-he-is-a-good-person-1.3065692

[u4ic]

10. I loved that the neighbours welcomed him to the neighbourhood!

Alberta certainly has been in the spotlight the past few days.