U.S. asked Canada to repatriate Khadr
Canada mulls transfer for Guantanamo detainee
By Admin Wednesday, April 18, 2012By Rob Gillies - The Associated Press
TORONTO — Canada said Wednesday that the U.S. wants to send back the last remaining Western detainee at Guantanamo, and the Canadian government must now decide whether to take him.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is considering repatriating Omar Khadr, the ministry said in a statement. It did not say when a decision was expected, but a U.S. official suggested it could be soon.
Khadr, 25, pleaded guilty in 2010 to killing a U.S. soldier and was eligible to return to Canada from Guantanamo Bay last October under terms of a plea deal….more
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