Government set to appeal Abdullah Khadr extradition

[CHIMO]

Source: The Canadian Press

A Canadian citizen’s four-year fight to stave off extradition to the United States, where he is wanted on terrorism-related charges, is poised to become even longer.

The federal government has decided to appeal a court ruling that stayed extradition proceedings against Abdullah Khadr on the grounds U.S. authorities had been complicit in his jailing and abuse in Pakistan.

“This is a government that has shown little respect for the judiciary by appealing every decision we have received, only to be later corrected by the Supreme Court,” Dennis Edney, one of Khadr’s Edmonton-based lawyers, said Tuesday.

In granting the rare stay on Aug. 4, Ontario Superior Court Justice Christopher Speyer found the U.S. had violated basic principles of justice.



Read more: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/855175--government-set-to-appeal-abdullah-khadr-extradition?bn=1

[rpannier]

1. Hazzah to Justice Speyer

A man who shows good judicial judgment