Khadr plea deal in the works

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Source: CBC News

CBC News has confirmed there are talks between the U.S. government and Canadian Omar Khadr's defence team aimed at reaching a plea deal ahead of the resumption of his war-crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Nate Whitling, Khadr's Canadian lawyer in Edmonton, told CBC News a potential deal is in the works but he couldn't comment on the details.

"There is no deal right now," he said.

Arab TV news station Al-Arabiya reported earlier Thursday that a plea agreement had been reached. But the Prime Minister's Office told CBC News the rumour is "not correct," and said the "serious charges" Khadr faces would have to be addressed in the U.S.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/14/omar-khadr-deal.html