A Canadian citizen who spent 10 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison will receive an apology from the federal government and a settlement of about CAN$10 million, Canadian media reported Tuesday.
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2010 that Omar Khadr, who was 15 when he killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, confessed to the crime during interrogation by Canadian intelligence officers that were conducted under “oppressive circumstances” while a prisoner at Guantanamo. Those circumstances included sleep deprivation. The Canadians inform shared the information received from Khadr with U.S. officials.
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