Trudeau: Canadians rightfully angry after Ottawa pays $31.25M to men falsely imprisoned in Syria
The federal government has paid settlements totalling just over $31 million to three men falsely accused of links to terror groups, then imprisoned and tortured in Syria in the early 2000s.
Ottawa announced earlier this year that it had settled with Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad El Maati and Muayyed Nureddin.
None of the three men has ever been charged with any terror-related offence. They have all denied ever participating in any terror activity.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland also formally apologized last winter to the three “for any role Canadian officials may have played in relation to their detention and mistreatment abroad and any resulting harm.”
The exact amount of the financial payout was not known until earlier this month when it was listed in the government’s public accounts.
As first reported by Quebec newspaper Le Devoir, the money may have been split evenly between the three Canadian men at $10.5 million apiece.
They had filed $100-million lawsuits against the federal government for its alleged role in their ordeals, which occurred between 2001 and 2003.
The legal actions were held up in court for years, but finally resolved in March.
https://globalnews.ca/news/3826253/...-31-25m-to-3-men-falsely-imprisoned-in-syria/
The federal government has paid settlements totalling just over $31 million to three men falsely accused of links to terror groups, then imprisoned and tortured in Syria in the early 2000s.
Ottawa announced earlier this year that it had settled with Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad El Maati and Muayyed Nureddin.
None of the three men has ever been charged with any terror-related offence. They have all denied ever participating in any terror activity.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland also formally apologized last winter to the three “for any role Canadian officials may have played in relation to their detention and mistreatment abroad and any resulting harm.”
The exact amount of the financial payout was not known until earlier this month when it was listed in the government’s public accounts.
As first reported by Quebec newspaper Le Devoir, the money may have been split evenly between the three Canadian men at $10.5 million apiece.
They had filed $100-million lawsuits against the federal government for its alleged role in their ordeals, which occurred between 2001 and 2003.
The legal actions were held up in court for years, but finally resolved in March.
https://globalnews.ca/news/3826253/...-31-25m-to-3-men-falsely-imprisoned-in-syria/
