False RCMP information 'very likely' led to Arar deportation, inquiry conc

[Spazito]

False RCMP information 'very likely' led to Arar deportation, inquiry concludes


The U.S. decision to send Maher Arar to Syria was "very likely" based on inaccurate and misleading information from the RCMP, according to an inquiry report released Monday, but there is no evidence Canadian officials played a direct role in his detention or deportation.

But Justice Dennis O'Connor, who led the public inquiry into the case, concluded that Canadian officials did leak information to damage Arar's reputation.

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"It is very likely that, in making the decision to detain and remove Mr. Arar to Syria, the U.S. authorities relied on information about Mr. Arar provided by the RCMP," O'Connor concluded.

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He also slammed Canadian officials for leaking "confidential and sometimes inaccurate information about the case to the media for the purpose of damaging Mr. Arar's reputation or protecting their self-interests or government's interests."

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http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/09/18/maher-arar.html

Finally, Mr. Arar and his wife are vindicated, I hope his compensation payment is huge.

Edited to add the title of the article again as it is cut off in the header.

[Canuck55]

1. Smells like a scapegoat

Harper taking one for the team?

HTF is this RCMP and not CSIS?