Wednesday, May 5, 2010

CSIS Interrogation of Omar Khadr may be used against Khadr at trial

Trials are not held in isolation. Omar Khadr's trial will inevitably be affected by the attempted bombing at Times Square -- and I would be surprised if there was an exclusion of any relevant evidence no matter how obtained:

http://bit.ly/bVHESo

U.S. rejects Ottawa’s plea to suppress Khadr interrogation by CSIS agents


Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Station, Cuba — Globe and Mail

Information extracted by Canadian spies who interrogated Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay may be used against him at his war crimes trial, despite Ottawa’s efforts to have it suppressed.

The Obama administration has rejected a belated plea from Ottawa not to use information that Canadian Security and Intelligence Service agents and Foreign Affairs officials elicited from Mr. Khadr in 2003 and 2004 interrogations. Mr. Khadr, the only Canadian held in Guantanamo is also the only citizen of an allied nation whose government has refused to demand his repatriation.

2 comments:

The Rat said...

Does that meet the requirements to remedy the breach the Supreme Court was concerned about? Canada asked, the US said no. Are we now done with Liberals accusing Harper of breaking the law re Khadr?

wilson said...

Done like dinner Rat.
Obama has spoken.