Omar Khadr loses bid to move to provincial prison
An Edmonton judge has ruled that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr should serve the remainder of his eight-year murder sentence in a federal penitentiary.
In a written decision released Friday, Court of Queen’s Bench Associate Chief Justice John Rooke dismissed Khadr’s application for his time to be served in a provincial jail, saying his placement in a federal institution was “lawful” and the correctional authorities had properly interpreted the legislation relating to foreign transfers.
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Awww, poor little POS. He should have been handed over to Afghan authorities.
An Edmonton judge has ruled that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr should serve the remainder of his eight-year murder sentence in a federal penitentiary.
In a written decision released Friday, Court of Queen’s Bench Associate Chief Justice John Rooke dismissed Khadr’s application for his time to be served in a provincial jail, saying his placement in a federal institution was “lawful” and the correctional authorities had properly interpreted the legislation relating to foreign transfers.
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Awww, poor little POS. He should have been handed over to Afghan authorities.
