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[JURIST] Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] has filed suit [Globe and Mail report; Federal Court of Canada docket] against Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper [official profile] in an effort to compel Harper to demand his release. Following last month’s discovery of documents [text, PDF] showing that the Canadian government knew Khadr had been mistreated [JURIST report], Harper has come under heavy criticism [JURIST report] for refusing to interfere with US proceedings against Khadr. Harper has stated his belief that the Guantanamo process is necessary to discover the truth.
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Momin Khawaja, centre, is shown in an Ottawa courtroom on Monday in this sketch. Khawaja’s lawyer says Crown prosecutors are trying to exaggerate the extent of the alleged bomb plot that sparked terrorism charges against his client. (Tammy Hoy/Canadian Press)



