FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2009
OTTAWA – In light of Thursday’s Federal Court decision directing the government of Canada to request the return of Omar Khadr, Canadian Bar Association President Guy Joubert has written to both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama urging them to help facilitate the repatriation of Mr. Khadr. The CBA, which earlier this year called for Mr. Khadr’s repatriation following President Obama’s order to close Guantanamo Bay, is urging the two governments to immediately expedite the return of Mr. Khadr to face judicial process here.
The full text of the letter from Mr. Joubert to the Prime Minister and the President is available here.
CBA President Guy Joubert is available for media interviews.
The Canadian Bar Association is dedicated to support for the rule of law, and improvement in the law and the administration of justice. Some 38,000 lawyers, law teachers, and law students from across Canada are members.
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Jordan Furlong
Canadian Bar Association
Tel: 613-237-2925, ext. 149
E-mail: jordanf@cba.org
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