Comment 31518

By JonC (registered) | Posted June 04, 2009 at 16:24:33

And the one trial he had back in 2007 resulted in all charges being dropped. So of course, they appealed that and have kept him without any follow up trial for the next two years. Holding prisoners without giving them a trial is illegal under the Geneva Convention (and both American and Canadian law) and I realize that America thinks they cleverly got around the GC by calling the prisoners 'enemy combatants', but nowhere is it dictated that the conventions only apply to prisoners of war.

I agree with Frank that all political parties have been pretty awful in this matter, but going out of your way to appeal a motion to have him brought back to Canada (where he might have to face a court).

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