OTTAWA - Convicted terrorist Omar Khadr, whose actions have been called treasonous by many Canadians, is eligible for day parole on Canada Day.
Technically, Khadr could be out on the streets Monday since under Canadian law, he is now eligible for day parole having served one-third of his sentence here.
Khadr has been behind bars for his entire adult life after throwing the grenade that killed an American medic in Afghanistan in 2002, when he was 15 years old.
As of Monday, he could find himself eligible to work, volunteer, attend classes at school and even move out of a correctional facility and into a halfway house.
But just because Khadr is eligible for his first taste of freedom doesn't mean he'll get it.
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I do hope he remains safe if he gets to stroll about.
Technically, Khadr could be out on the streets Monday since under Canadian law, he is now eligible for day parole having served one-third of his sentence here.
Khadr has been behind bars for his entire adult life after throwing the grenade that killed an American medic in Afghanistan in 2002, when he was 15 years old.
As of Monday, he could find himself eligible to work, volunteer, attend classes at school and even move out of a correctional facility and into a halfway house.
But just because Khadr is eligible for his first taste of freedom doesn't mean he'll get it.
more
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2013/06/20130630-171403.html
I do hope he remains safe if he gets to stroll about.