A video of a 16-year-old detainee being questioned at the US's Guantanamo Bay prison camp is made public for the first time.
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The video was filmed secretly ...
A video of a 16-year-old detainee being questioned at the US's Guantanamo Bay prison camp is made public for the first time.
The video was filmed secretly through an air duct.
It shows 16-year-old Omar Khadr being asked by Canadian officials in 2003 about events leading up to his capture by US forces, Canadian media have said.
The Canadian citizen is accused of throwing a grenade that killed a US soldier in Afghanistan in 2002.
He is seen in a distressed state and complaining that he has been tortured.
The footage was made public by Mr Khadr's lawyers following a Supreme Court ruling in May that the Canadian authorities had to hand over key evidence against him to allow a full defence of the charges he is facing.
'Help me'
During the 10-minute video - filmed secretly through a ventilation shaft - Mr Khadr can be seen crying, his face buried in his hands, and pulling at his hair. He can be heard repeatedly chanting: "Help me."
At one point he tells the foreign ministry official and agents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) that he was tortured while being held at the US military detention centre at Bagram air base in Afghanistan.
He raises his orange shirt to show wounds and tells them: "You don't care about me."
Later, one of the officials tells Mr Khadr: "You know I'm not a doctor, but I think you're getting good medical care."
Mr Khadr was 15 when he was captured by US forces during a gun battle at a suspected al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan.
One of Mr Khadr's lawyers, Dennis Edney, said they hoped the video would cause an outcry in Canada and pressure Prime Minister Stephen Harper to demand the US not prosecute their client.
"I hope Canadians will be outraged to see the callous and disgraceful treatment of a Canadian youth," Mr Edney told the Toronto Star.
"Canadians should demand to know why they've been lied to."
Mr Harper reiterated last week that he would not interfere in Mr Khadr's military tribunal, due to begin at Guantanamo on 8 October.
Mr Khadr, now 21, faces multiple terrorism-related charges, the most serious of which is murder. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.
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They would only release a video like this. coz they cant show what really happens in guantanamo. But every guy that went there has exposed there ordeal. And it is probably the worsest place to be in any type of situation!
His father was a terrorist! This child was caught with explosives. This entire family is a blight on Canada's reputation. AND the family lives on welfare in Toronto. He's a child who would kill you as quick as he could say Allahu Ackbar.
well the prison is in cuba and therfore the criminals are not the property of the US.. you have NO RIGHTS... its very clever when you think about it a smart way to get around the costitution
lol, and what is it that these so-called never proven terrorists are doing that the USA isn't doing? USA continues has killed millions in Iraq, millions in afghanistan alone and continues to do so. The real terrorist is the USA.
USA doesn't even refrain from killing its own citizens. examples 9/11 and when they wanted to attack cuba, they sank their own warship to get an excuse.
Miliions in Iraq? And Afghanistan? Your sources are wrong. You shouldn't believe what you see on the news. If you knew about America, you wouldn't believe such lies.
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stop torture NOW!!
poor people
imagine yourself in their position!!!
He's a child who would kill you as quick as he could say Allahu Ackbar.
if im not mistaken..the kid in the video was 16 year old Canadian Omar Khadr back in '02?
USA doesn't even refrain from killing its own citizens. examples 9/11 and when they wanted to attack cuba, they sank their own warship to get an excuse.
If you knew about America, you wouldn't believe such lies.