A former detainee at Guantanamo Bay now living in Algeria is launching a $50 million lawsuit against the Canadian government.
Djamel Ameziane says he was tortured during his 11-year stay at Gitmo and that Canada was complicit in the alleged abuse. The Canadian Press has secured a copy of his claim against he government.
Ameziane lived in Canada for five years until his refugee claim was rejected and he was forced to leave the country. He ended up going to Afghanistan, where he was arrested by American authorities and first sent to Kandahar and then to Guantanamo Bay, where he was interrogated by Canadian security alongside Omar Khadr, the confessed killer who just received a $10.5 million payment from the Canadian government.
Nate Whitling, Ameziane’s legal counsel, says a judicial inquiry would serve to clarify exactly what Canada’s role was at Guantanamo Bay and whether these activities can be interpreted as mistreatment or torture.
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