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U.S. Military Court Reinstates Charges Against Omar Khadr

HeadlineSep 25, 2007

In news from Guantánamo, a U.S. military appeals court has reinstated terrorism charges against a Canadian citizen who was first detained in Afghanistan when he was only 15 years old. In June, a military tribunal judge dismissed murder and conspiracy charges against Omar Khadr because Khadr had not been designated an “unlawful enemy combatant.” But on Monday a military court overturned that decision. Khadr has been held at Guantánamo for five years. He turned 21 years old last Wednesday.

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