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CHIMO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-12-09 09:49 PM
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Canada's shameful security legacy
Last week, the last person held under a security certificate in Canada was ordered released by an Ontario judge under strict conditions. Hassan Almrei, a Syrian national, was held in solitary confinement for almost eight years under the controversial security certificate process.

He protested the conditions of his incarceration with the only tool that he had, launching several hunger strikes in an attempt to have his most basic rights respected.

He is suspected of terrorism but was never charged with any crime and was never given the opportunity to defend himself in an open trial.

Two years ago, the federal government decided to build a facility segregated from other inmates on the grounds of Millhaven penitentiary in Kingston, Ont.
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/568485#

We can soon drop the Noth bit.
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