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Decision Today: Khadr and Adult Life

decision today: The last legal restrictions on Omar Khadr were lifted when an Alberta judge ruled that a war crimes sentence for the former Guantanamo Bay prisoner has expired, according to Toronto Star. On Monday, she lifted all of Khadr's remaining conditions, meaning he will be a free man for the first time in his adult life. Chief Justice Mary Moreau found that Khadr, between years spent in custody and under strict court supervision while on bail, had more than served his original sentence. I am really happy with the decision today, and I think it's been a while, but I am happy it's here, said Khadr, speaking to media following Monday's decision. Khadr, a Canadian citizen, was first locked away in Guantanamo Bay after his father left him with a group of Islamic militants in Afghanistan in 2002, when Khadr was just 15 years old. Right now, I am going to try to focus on recovering and not worrying about having to go back to prison. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.