Ottawa to appeal Abdullah Khadr ruling
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 | 5:21 AM ET
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Abdullah Khadr, seen after being released from detention on Aug. 3. had been held without bail since Dec. 23, 2005, while the courts dealt with a U.S. request to extradite him. (CBC) The Canadian government is appealing a court ruling that stayed extradition proceedings to the U.S. against Abdullah Khadr.
Khadr is wanted in Boston, where he is accused of supplying weapons to al-Qaeda to be used against American forces in Afghanistan.
Dennis Edney, one of Khadr's lawyers, said the government has shown little respect for the judiciary by appealing the decisions.
An Ontario Superior Court judge granted Khadr a stay in August, ruling the U.S. violated his basic rights.
One of Khadr's lawyers says he is not expecting his client to be re-arrested pending the outcome of the appeal.
He is the older brother of Omar Khadr, the only Canadian held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
© The Canadian Press, 2010
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