Canadian Judge Grants Former Guantanamo Detainee Bail
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John Moore/Getty Images(EDMONTON, Alberta) — A Canadian, once the youngest prisoner at Guantanamo, was freed on bail Friday by a court.
Omar Khadr was freed by a judge in Edmonton after spending nearly half his life in custody.
Khadr was captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2002 when he was 15 years old, accused of killing a U.S. soldier.
He was later sentenced to 40 years in prison by a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay in 2010 but, as part of his plea deal, his sentence was limited to eight years.
Khadr was transferred back to Canada in 2012 to serve the remainder of his sentence.
He’s been freed on bail while his Guantanamo conviction is being challenged by the Canadian government in a Washington court.
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