A desperate attempt by Omar Khadr's lawyers to avoid trial. Ottawa Citizen
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Omar Khadr, the Canadian man accused of war crimes, is suing Stephen Harper, asking that a judge order the prime minister to step in to help repatriate him from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The lawsuit, filed yesterday with the Federal Court of Canada, argues that this country has an obligation to co-operate in the rehabilitation and social reintegration of children illegally used in armed conflict.
Mr. Khadr, born in Toronto, was 15 when he was captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The United States alleges he threw a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier and has held him for six years awaiting trial on war crimes charges.
"This is predictable," said Mr. Kory Teneycke, the prime minister's director of communication. "It's an attempt by Mr. Khadr's lawyers to avoid a trial.
"Our position is the same as the previous Liberal position: Mr. Khadr should face these charges through a trial process and not through a political process or through the media."
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