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| Ex-Guantanamo inmate Omar Khadr due in Canadian court | Ex-Guantanamo inmate Omar Khadr due in Canadian court |
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| A former Guantanamo detainee is expected in court, in what would be his first public appearance since his capture in an Afghan firefight in 2002. | |
| At the hearing in Alberta, Canada, lawyers for Omar Khadr, 27, will challenge his terms of imprisonment. | At the hearing in Alberta, Canada, lawyers for Omar Khadr, 27, will challenge his terms of imprisonment. |
| Khadr was 15 when detained wounded in Afghanistan after a gun battle during which he killed a US soldier. | |
| He pleaded guilty to a series of war crimes charges three years ago in exchange for an eight-year sentence. | He pleaded guilty to a series of war crimes charges three years ago in exchange for an eight-year sentence. |
| Khadr, a native of Toronto, was transferred to the Canadian prison system last year. | Khadr, a native of Toronto, was transferred to the Canadian prison system last year. |
| 'Heinous crimes' | 'Heinous crimes' |
| Monday's hearing in the provincial capital of Edmonton seeks to determine whether Khadr's detention in an adult prison is legal, given he was under 18 years of age when first detained. | Monday's hearing in the provincial capital of Edmonton seeks to determine whether Khadr's detention in an adult prison is legal, given he was under 18 years of age when first detained. |
| Khadr is not expected to address the court. | Khadr is not expected to address the court. |
| "I want them to see Omar Khadr," defence lawyer Dennis Edney told Canada's National Post newspaper. | "I want them to see Omar Khadr," defence lawyer Dennis Edney told Canada's National Post newspaper. |
| "I don't want him hidden away." | "I don't want him hidden away." |
| Khadr was last seen in October 2010, though under strictly limited conditions, before a military court in Guantanamo, where he pleaded guilty to war crimes. | Khadr was last seen in October 2010, though under strictly limited conditions, before a military court in Guantanamo, where he pleaded guilty to war crimes. |
| He received five concurrent eight-year sentences. | He received five concurrent eight-year sentences. |
| After being transferred to Canada last year, he was first held at the maximum security Millhaven Institution in eastern Ontario, largely in isolation. | After being transferred to Canada last year, he was first held at the maximum security Millhaven Institution in eastern Ontario, largely in isolation. |
| He was transferred to another maximum security prison in Edmonton, Alberta, in May. | He was transferred to another maximum security prison in Edmonton, Alberta, in May. |
| According to the Toronto Star, he was assaulted at that facility by an inmate who accused him of killing a Canadian soldier. | According to the Toronto Star, he was assaulted at that facility by an inmate who accused him of killing a Canadian soldier. |
| Mr Edney's case is based on whether Khadr's prison term should be considered a single youth sentence or five separate sentences with one considered a youth term. | Mr Edney's case is based on whether Khadr's prison term should be considered a single youth sentence or five separate sentences with one considered a youth term. |
| The government argues he has been appropriately placed in an adult maximum security facility. | The government argues he has been appropriately placed in an adult maximum security facility. |
| "Khadr pleaded guilty to heinous crimes," Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said in a statement on Sunday. | "Khadr pleaded guilty to heinous crimes," Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said in a statement on Sunday. |
| "The government of Canada will vigorously defend against any attempted court action to see him allowed onto Canadian streets sooner." | "The government of Canada will vigorously defend against any attempted court action to see him allowed onto Canadian streets sooner." |
| If his application is successful, Khadr would serve the rest of his prison sentence in a provincial, not federal prison. He became eligible for parole in July, but has not applied. | If his application is successful, Khadr would serve the rest of his prison sentence in a provincial, not federal prison. He became eligible for parole in July, but has not applied. |