What happened to Maher Arar?

Arar was tortured in Syria before being released and returned to Canada. In 2002 he was sent by the United States to Syria as an accused terrorist, based on faulty information supplied to US agents by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Arar was tortured in Syria before being released and returned to Canada.

Why was Maher Arar deported?

In 2002, Arar was coming back from a vacation to Tunisia when he was arrested during a stopover at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. American authorities suspected him of involvement in the al-Qaeda network. The CIA then deported him to Syria — even though he was carrying a Canadian passport.

When was Maher Arar detained?

2002
WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT? Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen and father of two, was travelling home to Canada after visiting his wife’s family in Tunisia in 2002. While changing planes at New York City’s JFK airport, he was detained and held for 12 days by US authorities.

When did Omar Khadr leave Canada?

He was repatriated to Canada in 2012, and served his sentence in a Canadian prison before getting out on bail in 2015. In 2017, the Canadian government formally apologized to Khadr, and awarded him $10.5 million for violating his Charter rights.

Why was CSIS created?

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was created by an Act of Parliament in 1984, following the McDonald Commission of Inquiry of the late 1970s and the Mackenzie Commission of the 1960s. Its main objective is to investigate and report on threats to the security of Canada.

Why was Omar Khadr sent to Guantanamo Bay?

Khadr was 15 when he was captured in Afghanistan in 2002 and sent to Guantanamo Bay, charged with throwing a grenade that killed U.S. Army Sergeant Christopher Speer. He pleaded guilty to Speer’s murder but later recanted, and his lawyers said he had been grossly mistreated.

Was Omar Khadr wrongfully convicted?

Khadr almost certainly would have been successful at trial. In 2016, after having been successful in the Supreme Court in 2015, he was awarded $8 million at trial. He was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for almost 27 years.

What is Canada’s FBI called?

Criminal
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS, pronounced “see-sis”) is Canada’s spy agency. CSIS is not a police agency like the RCMP – its officers have no power to arrest or detain and do not enforce the Criminal Code or other laws.

What is Canada’s CIA called?

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS, /ˈsiːsɪs/; French: Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité, SCRS) is Canada’s primary national intelligence service.

How old was Omar Khadr when he was captured?

15
He was captured in Afghanistan in 2002 during a fire fight between US soldiers and the Taliban, when he was 15. He spent the next decade in Cuba at Guantanamo Bay. Khadr was convicted in 2010 by a US military commission of killing US Army Sgt Christopher Speer, and other war-related crimes.

Is Omar Khadr a Canadian citizen?

This paper focuses on the story of Omar Khadr, a Toronto-born Muslim-Canadian citizen who was captured by the Americans in a bombed-out compound in Afghanistan back in 2002. As to the Liberal government’s $10-million compensation and apology to Khadr—Canadians remain divided.

Is there a CIA in Canada?

The Canadian counterpart of the CIA is the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and its agency heavily cooperates with the CIA.

Who is Maher Arar and what did he do?

Arar was tortured in Syria before being released and returned to Canada. The federal government paid him $10.5 million in compensation for the wrongs done to him. Maher Arar is a Syrian-born Canadian.

What is Maher Arar settlement in Canada about?

Arar settlement in Canada does not close the book. It only opens a new chapter of a book that is about more than Maher Arar — it is about the erosion of civil and human rights in Canada as a result of the “War on Terror.”.

Did Omar Khadr recognise Maher Arar at Kabul safehouse?

Khadr initially stated that he did not recognise Arar. Upon cross-examination, Fuller clarified his testimony saying that at first Khadr could not identify Arar. Then after giving him a couple minutes Khadr “stated he felt he had seen” Maher Arar at a Kabul safehouse run by Abu Musab al-Suri or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Who is Arsalan AR-Arar?

Arar, a Sunni Muslim, was born in Syria on 15 September 1970. He came to Canada with his parents in 1987 without doing Syrian military service. He became a Canadian citizen in 1991 and went on to become a telecommunications software engineer. He married Monia Mazigh in 1994 in Montréal and the couple had two children.