Bearing witness: Canada’s spy agency had role in men’s mistreatment in Egypt

CBC Report “CSIS had role in man’s mistreatment: report“,

Agents of Canada’s spy agency, who travelled to Egypt and corresponded with Egyptian officials, indirectly led to the mistreatment of a Toronto man by authorities there, according to previously classified information released on Tuesday.

The documents revealed that Canadian Security Intelligence Service officers had visited Egypt regarding the case of Ahmad El Maati, one of three Arab-Canadian men who were abused in Syrian prison cells. El Maati was tortured by Egyptian captors as well. […]

A small portion of the 544-page public report was held back because the government argued it could compromise security. Those concerns have since been resolved, Iacobucci said, allowing him to release the additional facts.

What the Canadian government had done and is continue doing is wrong. The least Canadians can do is to bear witness of the wrong our Canadian government has done to our fellow citizens.

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