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Omar Khadr engaged to human rights activist who helped in Gitmo release
Omar Khadr engaged to human rights activist who helped in Gitmo release
Ashifa Kassam in Toronto
@ashifa_k
Tuesday 19 April 2016 18.09 EDT
Nearly a year after his release from prison, Omar Khadr – the Canadian who was once one of Guantánamo Bay’s youngest prisoners – is engaged to be married to a human rights activist who helped fight for his release.
News of the engagement was confirmed by CTV News on Tuesday, after the Canadian broadcaster spotted a post on Facebook congratulating Khadr and Muna Abougoush on their upcoming nuptials.
Khadr, 29, has been out on bail since May of last year. He is studying to become an emergency medical responder and living at the Edmonton home of his lawyer Dennis Edney.
Born in Canada, Khadr was 15 years old when he was captured by US troops in Afghanistan and taken to Guantánamo Bay. The first person since the second world war to be prosecuted in a war crimes tribunal for acts committed as a juvenile, he spent nearly 13 years in custody in a case that sparked political controversy in the US, Canada and around the world.
More:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/19/omar-khadr-engaged-human-rights-activist-guantanamo
