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Canada apologizes to men tortured in Syria, agrees settlement
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Fri Mar 17, 2017 | 6:21pm EDT
Canada apologizes to men tortured in Syria, agrees settlement
Canada on Friday formally apologized to three Canadian men of Arab descent who said they had been tortured in Syria and blamed Canadian secret services for their ordeal.
The Liberal government also said it had agreed a cash settlement with Ahmad El Maati, Abdullah Almalki and Muayyed Nureddin, who had pressed their case for a decade.
All three men were arrested separately when entering Syria between 2001 and 2003. They say they were tortured and interrogated, and some of the questions they were asked were based on information that could only have come from Canada.
In a statement, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland apologized to the three "for any role Canadian officials may have played in relation to their detention and mistreatment abroad and any resulting harm".
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Canada apologizes to men tortured in Syria, agrees settlement
Canada on Friday formally apologized to three Canadian men of Arab descent who said they had been tortured in Syria and blamed Canadian secret services for their ordeal.
The Liberal government also said it had agreed a cash settlement with Ahmad El Maati, Abdullah Almalki and Muayyed Nureddin, who had pressed their case for a decade.
All three men were arrested separately when entering Syria between 2001 and 2003. They say they were tortured and interrogated, and some of the questions they were asked were based on information that could only have come from Canada.
In a statement, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland apologized to the three "for any role Canadian officials may have played in relation to their detention and mistreatment abroad and any resulting harm".
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-syria-idUSKBN16O2TL
