[Iran Press TV Latest] An appeal court in Canada has upheld an order requiring the government to seek the return of Omar Khadr, a young Canadian held at Guantanamo, to the country.
"The government of Canada is reviewing the decision," Lawrence Cannon, a foreign affairs ministry spokesperson was quoted by AFP as saying on Friday.
In April, the Federal Court of Canada ruled that Ottawa's refusal to seek Khadr's repatriation violated his constitutional rights. The Conservative government challenged the ruling, but the appeal was rejected on Friday and the original decision was upheld.
Khadr, a Toronto native, is one of the youngest people ever imprisoned for war crimes. He was 15 when he was accused of killing an American soldier with a grenade during a 2002 battle in Afghanistan. |