1. On July 27,2002, at age 15, Omar Khadr was severely wounded during fighting between US soldiers and Taliban fighters in the village of Ayub Kheyl; Omar Khadr is alleged to have thrown the grenade that killed Speer.
36 Facts About Omar Khadr
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However, on September 29,2012, Omar Khadr returned to Canada to serve the remainder of his sentence in Canadian custody.
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Omar Khadr was released on bail in May 2015 after the Alberta Court of Appeal refused to block his release as had been requested by the Canadian government.
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Omar Khadr was born in Toronto on September 19,1986, to Ahmed Omar Khadr and Maha el-Samnah, Egyptian and Palestinian immigrants who became Canadian citizens.
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The Omar Khadr family had moved to Peshawar, Pakistan, in 1985, where his father worked for charities helping Afghan refugees.
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In 1992, Omar Khadr's father was severely injured while in Logar, Afghanistan.
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In 1996, Ahmed Omar Khadr moved his family to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, where he worked for an NGO.
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In early 2002, Omar Khadr was living in Waziristan with his mother and younger sister.
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The report stated that Omar Khadr thought he saw Arar at a Kabul, Afghanistan safe house in September and October 2001.
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Omar Khadr was transferred to Guantanamo along with Richard Belmar, Jamal Kiyemba and other captives on October 28,2002, although Canadian officials were not notified as promised.
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Omar Khadr arrived at Guantanamo Bay on October 29 or 30,2002, considered an enemy combatant.
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In 2003, Omar Khadr began leading prayer groups among the detainees.
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Rebuffed, they were given a statement from the Guantanamo naval hospital commander Dr John S Edmondson that Khadr was "in good health", and a two-page "Healthcare Services Evaluation".
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In November 2004, following a meeting with his attorneys, Omar Khadr was interrogated for four days about what he had discussed with his defence lawyers.
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In May 2005, Omar Khadr announced that he would no longer cooperate with any of the American attorneys on his case.
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Omar Khadr participated in the widespread July 2005 hunger strike by 200 detainees, going fifteen days without eating.
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In March 2007, Omar Khadr was permitted to speak with his mother by phone for the first time, nearly five years after his capture.
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Omar Khadr was allowed one other phone call to his family, but had no contact from June 2007 to April 2008.
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Omar Khadr was replaced by Robert L Swann, who was replaced in September 2005 by Col.
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On November 7,2005, Omar Khadr was formally charged with murder by an unprivileged belligerent, attempted murder by an unprivileged belligerent, aiding the enemy and conspiracy with Osama bin Laden, Ayman al Zawahiri, Sayeed al Masri, Muhammad Atef, Saif al-Adel, Ahmed Omar Khadr "and various other members of the al Qaida organization".
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On January 11,2006, Omar Khadr appeared at his pre-trial hearing wearing a Roots Canada T-shirt, leading judge Robert Chester to order him to wear more suitable attire in the future.
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Omar Khadr petitioned the US Supreme Court to review the legality of the military commission and his detention, but this request was denied in April 2007.
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Peter Brownback dismissed the charges three days later, stating that Omar Khadr had been previously classified as an "enemy combatant" by his Combatant Status Review Tribunal in 2004, while the Military Commissions Act only granted him jurisdiction to rule over "Unlawful enemy combatants".
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In December, the Prosecution announced it was withdrawing its intended witness who was to testify that Omar Khadr had confessed to the crimes in December 2004 during interrogation, ostensibly to "cover up" the abusive methods used to make Omar Khadr confess.
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The government appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2008, arguing that Omar Khadr was just "fishing" for information and that disclosing their records, which included an initial account of the firefight that differs from all previously seen reports, could jeopardize national security.
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On July 7,2010, less than one week before the beginning of preliminary hearings in his trial before a military commission, Omar Khadr fired his entire team of lawyers and announced that he would act as his own legal defense.
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Later in the month, Khadr accepted Lieutenant Colonel Jon S Jackson as his lead defense counsel.
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On October 25,2010, Omar Khadr pled guilty to the murder of Speer in violation of the laws of war, attempted murder in violation of the laws of war, conspiracy, two counts of providing material support for terrorism and spying.
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In July 2012, Former Canadian Senator Romeo Dallaire set up a petition asking Public Safety Minister Vic Toews to honour the plea bargain deal Omar Khadr made in 2010 when he was released to Canadian custody.
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Omar Khadr was transferred to Canadian custody on September 29,2012, to serve the remainder of his sentence.
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On May 7,2015, Omar Khadr was freed on bail with strict conditions, including living with and under supervision of his lawyer Edney.
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On May 14,2015, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the federal government's position, ruling that Omar Khadr had clearly been sentenced by the US military tribunal as a minor.
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On December 13,2018, Omar Khadr was back in Edmonton court to ask for changes to bail conditions and on December 21,2018, an Edmonton judge denied relaxed bail conditions for Khadr, meaning he would not be able to get a Canadian passport to travel to Saudi Arabia and would not be granted unsupervised conversations with his sister.
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On March 25,2019, an Alberta judge ruled that his sentence has expired and Omar Khadr was a free man.
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In 2013, Omar Khadr filed a civil suit against the Government of Canada alleging that it had conspired with the US in abusing his rights.
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In 2015, a Utah judge granted them a million default judgment after Omar Khadr did not respond to the suit.