Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
On The Canadian Government’s Compensation Package
For Maher Arar
January 26, 2007

"The Canadian Government now has taken several steps to accept responsibility for its role in sending Mr. Arar to Syria, where he was tortured.  The question remains why, even if there were reasons to consider him suspicious, the U.S. Government shipped him to Syria where he was tortured, instead of to Canada for investigation or prosecution.  I look forward to hearing the Justice Department's answer to that question next week."

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