Czech Republic Prague hotels, hotels in Czech Republic Prague, Prague Czech Republic hotels accommodation in Prague

Info

***** 5 star Hotels in Prague, Czech Republic
**** 4 star Hotels in Prague, Czech Republic
*** 3 star Hotels in Prague, Czech Republic
** 2 star Hotels in Prague, Czech Republic
- Hostels in Prague, Czech Republic
- Apartments in Prague, Czech Republic
- Pensions in Prague, Czech Republic

- Prague Hotels in the city centre
- Prague Hotels near the city centre
- Prague Hotels outside the city centre

- Airport Transfers
- Sightseeing Tours
- Prague Guide
- Prague News
- Partner Links
- Travel Links


News

15.07.2008 - 'First Guantanamo video' released

A videotape of a detainee being questioned at the US' Guantanamo Bay prison camp has been released for the first time.

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 say.

The Czech Republic news are represented by www.czechrepublic-prague.com

Mr Khadr is accused of throwing a grenade that killed a US soldier during a gun battle in Afghanistan in 2002.

He is seen in a distressed state and complains he has been tortured. Taser ban threat to Canada police ...
Guantanamo detainee wins ruling ...

The footage was made public by Mr Khadr's lawyers following a Supreme Court ruling in May that the Canadian government had to hand over key evidence against him to allow a full defence of the charges he is facing.

'Disgraceful treatment'

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 the wounds he sustained and tells them: "You don't care about me."

One of Mr Khadr's lawyers, Dennis Edney, said they hoped the video would create 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 newspaper.

"Canadians should demand to know why they've been lied to."

(BBC)

<< Back

Search

Check-in
 
Check-out
 
Room
Class
Location



 
 
Copyright © 1999 - 2008 www.CzechRepublic-Prague.com . All Rights Reserved    
www.Austria-Vienna.com :: www.Prague-Czech-Republic-Travel.com
_______________________________