Canada blames U.S. for delay in Omar Khadr return
Source: Canadian Press
The Canadian government is defending itself against allegations it is deliberately dragging its feet in allowing Omar Khadr to return from Guantanamo Bay by arguing much of the delay is the fault of the Americans, new court documents show.
In an affidavit filed in response to a Federal Court application by Khadr's lawyers, a senior public safety official cites two main reasons for the lack of a decision to the application for Khadr to serve out his sentence in Canada — something he was eligible to do starting in October 2011.
The first reason cited was a delay in Washington's approval of the transfer — granted only this past spring.
The second reason was Public Safety Minister Vic Toews' request for sealed videos of mental assessments of the inmate done for military prosecutors — apparently only discovered in February through media reports.
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