Petition to demand an Open Inquiry into the Role of canadian Officials in the Detention, Interrogati

Canada has long prided itself as a protector of human rights and fundamental freedoms. But

the cases of Canadians Abdullah Almalki, Muayyed Nureddin and Ahmad El Maati seem to

paint a very different picture. Each man endured physical and psychological torture in Syrian

prisons -- and one in an Egyptian prison as well -- and what has emerged from their cases is

a pattern of Canadian complicity in their incarceration and torture.

The same fact finder who concluded Maher Arar was tortured in Syria also found that these

three men %u201Csuffered severe physical and psychological trauma while in detention.%u201D

These men, along with everyone else in Canada, need to know what happened, why it

happened, and how to prevent it from ever happening again.

The inquiry into the role of Canadian officials in their incarceration and torture, known as the

Iacobucci Inquiry, is being conducted in total secrecy. I cannot have confidence in a secret

process. In order for justice to be done, it must be done in the public view, not behind closed

doors.

I demand that the government hold a full public inquiry into the role of Canadian officials in

the detention, interrogation, and torture of Mssrs. Almalki, El Maati and Nureddin. Anything

short of this will leave too many questions unanswered, and allow those responsible for such

human rights abuses to escape exposure and accountability.

Ultimately, secrecy prevents the Canadian government from implementing and enforcing the

reforms necessary to ensure such abuses are never inflicted again on anyone.

Canada has long prided itself as a protector of human rights and fundamental freedoms. But

the cases of Canadians Abdullah Almalki, Muayyed Nureddin and Ahmad El Maati seem to

paint a very different picture. Each man endured physical and psychological torture in Syrian

prisons -- and one in an Egyptian prison as well -- and what has emerged from their cases is

a pattern of Canadian complicity in their incarceration and torture.

The same fact finder who concluded Maher Arar was tortured in Syria also found that these

three men %u201Csuffered severe physical and psychological trauma while in detention.%u201D

These men, along with everyone else in Canada, need to know what happened, why it

happened, and how to prevent it from ever happening again.

The inquiry into the role of Canadian officials in their incarceration and torture, known as the

Iacobucci Inquiry, is being conducted in total secrecy. I cannot have confidence in a secret

process. In order for justice to be done, it must be done in the public view, not behind closed

doors.

I demand that the government hold a full public inquiry into the role of Canadian officials in

the detention, interrogation, and torture of Mssrs. Almalki, El Maati and Nureddin. Anything

short of this will leave too many questions unanswered, and allow those responsible for such

human rights abuses to escape exposure and accountability.

Ultimately, secrecy prevents the Canadian government from implementing and enforcing the

reforms necessary to ensure such abuses are never inflicted again on anyone.

Canada has long prided itself as a protector of human rights and fundamental freedoms. But

the cases of Canadians Abdullah Almalki, Muayyed Nureddin and Ahmad El Maati seem to

paint a very different picture. Each man endured physical and psychological torture in Syrian

prisons -- and one in an Egyptian prison as well -- and what has emerged from their cases is

a pattern of Canadian complicity in their incarceration and torture.

The same fact finder who concluded Maher Arar was tortured in Syria also found that these

three men %u201Csuffered severe physical and psychological trauma while in detention.%u201D

These men, along with everyone else in Canada, need to know what happened, why it

happened, and how to prevent it from ever happening again.

The inquiry into the role of Canadian officials in their incarceration and torture, known as the

Iacobucci Inquiry, is being conducted in total secrecy. I cannot have confidence in a secret

process. In order for justice to be done, it must be done in the public view, not behind closed

doors.

I demand that the government hold a full public inquiry into the role of Canadian officials in

the detention, interrogation, and torture of Mssrs. Almalki, El Maati and Nureddin. Anything

short of this will leave too many questions unanswered, and allow those responsible for such

human rights abuses to escape exposure and accountability.

Ultimately, secrecy prevents the Canadian government from implementing and enforcing the

reforms necessary to ensure such abuses are never inflicted again on anyone.