OTTAWA — The federal government acknowledges in a new court filing that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the RCMP interviewed a Mauritanian man…
Slahi, a Mauritanian citizen with permanent resident status in Canada, lived in Montreal in late 1999 and early 2000 upon moving from Germany.
The statement says he was arrested on arrival in Senegal and interrogated by American officials about the same allegations Canadian authorities had pursued.Article content He also alleges Canadian authorities contributed to his detention and torture by sharing “false and exaggerated intelligence” about him without appropriate safeguards.Article content
Slahi argues Canadian authorities had knowledge of his torture and mistreatment leading up to the confession. “In the alternative, they should have known, or showed reckless disregard or wilful blindness to his torture and mistreatment,” the statement says.Article content The statement of defence also says Canadian authorities did not aggressively monitor Slahi or induce him to leave Canada. However, it acknowledges a Canadian official called Slahi’s family at one point to say he should not return to Canada.
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