Arwad al-Boushi
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Arwad al-Boushi (born 1958/59) is a Syrian-born Canadian oil-industry worker.[1]
Al-Boushi wanted to visit Syria to visit his seriously ill father in 2002.[1][2] Al-Boushi had been involved with the banned Muslim Brotherhood when he was a teenager. Prior to his departure Syrian authorities assured him his involvement with the banned The Muslim Brotherhood when he was a teenager, in the 1970s would not be a problem for him in 2002, over two decades later. He was however captured.
Al-Boushi was tried before a Field Military Court, which according to Amnesty International: "...whose procedures fall far short of international standards for fair trials."[3]
Canadian authorities conducted a long diplomatic campaign to pressure the Syrian authorities for his release.[4]
As part of a general Amnesty al-Boushi was freed from Syrian custody on [2] According to Dan McTeague, the parliamentary secretary for the Canadian Foreign Affairs, who played a role in the Canadian government efforts to secure his release:
"He's in very good spirits, clearly delighted with the fact that he has been released,"
Al-Boushi returned to Canada on December 23, 2005.[1]
He says he does not know Maher Arar, Abdullah Amalki, Ahmad El Maati or Muayyed Nureddin, four other Canadians of Muslim descent, that the Syrians had imprisoned.[1] Al-Boushi is notable for being at the center of the controversy over the detention and torture of Canadian citizens that has been attributed to irresponsible American counter-terrorism officials.[5][6][3]
[edit] See also
Bashir Makhtal is another Canadian citizen sent to an overseas prison in circumstances similar to al-Boushi.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d | url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060110.wxfreed10/BNStory/International/ | title=Canadian 'recovering' after Syrian incarceration: Businessman reunites with son in Toronto, won't comment on 3½ years spent in prison | publisher=Globe and Mail | date=January 10, 2006 }}
- ^ a b "Syria releases last of five detained Canadians", CTV, Monday November 7, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
- ^ a b Syria: Arwad Al-Boushi. Amnesty International. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
- ^ Mark MacKinnon. "Pettigrew turns up the heat on Hezbollah", Globe and Mail, Saturday, February 12, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
- ^ Riad Saloojee. "There's nothing sinister or secret about what we do", Ottawa Citizen, Monday, January 17, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
- ^ Amnesty Calls for Release of Syrian Canadian Jailed in Damascus for Over 2 Years. Democracy Now (Friday, October 15, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
[edit] External links
- The forgotten Canadian
- "Canada Gazette - Order Designating the Internal Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Emaati and Muayyed Nureddin as a Department for Purposes of the Act and the Prime Minister as Appropriate Minister - Vol. 140, No. 26 — December 27, 2006", Government of Canada. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- The Honourable Frank Iacobucci QC LLD, inquiry commissioner. Internal Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abouz-zElmaati and Muayyed Nureddin. Government of Canada. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
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