Montreal Gazette MONTREAL — Adil Charkaoui, the Moroccan-born Montrealer detained for almost two years under a security certificate without charge or trial, is suing the federal government for $24.5 million. Charkaoui spent years under strict bail conditions until he was finally cleared in September. His case sparked outrage, as have those of others held under [...]
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Adil Charkaoui sues feds for $24.5 million
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CSIS head urged government to fight ban on information obtained through torture
Canada’s spy agency was so reliant on information obtained through torture that it suggested the whole security certificate regime, used to control suspected terrorists in the country, would fall apart if they couldn’t use it.