'Stunning allegations' by ex-RCMP chief blast Canada's spy agency and the U.S. gov't
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Former RCMP commissioner blames U.S. for handling of Maher Arar case
Tue Sep 2, 9:47 PM
By The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Former RCMP commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli said the United States effectively "threw away the rule book" in dealing with Canadian authorities on the Maher Arar affair.
In an interview with the CBC broadcast Tuesday night, Zaccardelli blamed a post 9-11 hardline attitude in the United States for the Ottawa software engineer's detention and subsequent deportation to his native Syria.
After Arar was detained in New York in the fall of 2002, Zaccardelli told the CBC that American authorities indicated to Canadian officials that they didn't have enough evidence to lay charges and asked whether he would be detained upon returning to Canada.
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Video: 'Stunning allegations' by ex-RCMP chief
Former RCMP commissioner blames U.S. for handling of Maher Arar case
Tue Sep 2, 9:47 PM
By The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Former RCMP commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli said the United States effectively "threw away the rule book" in dealing with Canadian authorities on the Maher Arar affair.
In an interview with the CBC broadcast Tuesday night, Zaccardelli blamed a post 9-11 hardline attitude in the United States for the Ottawa software engineer's detention and subsequent deportation to his native Syria.
After Arar was detained in New York in the fall of 2002, Zaccardelli told the CBC that American authorities indicated to Canadian officials that they didn't have enough evidence to lay charges and asked whether he would be detained upon returning to Canada.
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