Canada Opposes Bail for Former Gitmo Inmate Omar Khadr

The Canadian government was seeking an emergency stay of a judge's decision to give a former Guantanamo Bay inmate bail while he appeals his conviction for war crimes in the United States. The request comes in material filed late Monday as part of Ottawa's 11th-hour attempt to block Omar Khadr's release from prison, which could come as early as Tuesday evening. The government said that granting bail to Khadr would threaten the entire system of international prisoner...

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