canadian issue detailed timeline events timeline canadian issue canadian issue concerns government canada knowledge alleged abusive treatment afghanistan alleged abuse occurred detained subsequently transferred war afghanistan issue sparked heated debate article geneva convention canada states power canada responsible treatment given prisoners war allegations torture true mean canada guilty war crimes allegations sparked law professor claimed versions government documents proved canada knowledge torture occur handing authorities subsequent official complaints led official investigations hearings unveiled parliamentary testimony diplomat claimed probably tortured standard operating procedure allegations led showdown opposition members parliament mps called releasing relevant documents form claiming parliamentary privilege government maintained duty protect canadian soldiers citizens documents contained sensitive information request speaker panel justices selected mps tasked documents determining need release date estimated documents released final report released june found wrongdoing members issue recommendations related improving military access information witnesses canadian public generally held views knowledge abuse military government officials issue led scrutiny treatment canadian departments armed forces nations background canada military involvement afghanistan began coalition soldiers countries tasked effort response september attacks initially established force december secure canadian liberal government time prime minister chose hand prisoners united_states led fight insurgents nato took command afghanistan torture prisoner abuse hands united_states armed forces iraq came attention public canada soon faced pressure hand prisoners canada entered agreement government started transferring security forces comprised december chief defence staff signed agreement canada agreement include explicit right access canada members opposition requested minister national defence gordon connor prisoner transfer agreement request dismissed connor saying fulfilled duty ensuring fair treatment canada notified action cases abuse red_cross stated mandate misunderstood responsibility canada maintained role monitoring canada afghanistan transfer agreement following long established operating procedure red_cross reveal foreign government abuses find prisons maintaining monitoring duty march connor apologized house_of_commons previously misleading issue turn new agreement reached april allowed canadian officials access history initial allegations allegations abuse came early february law professor produced documents received access information request showing prisoners custody canadian military police brought treatment similar injuries head upper body day argued evidence torture investigated maintained allegations stating documents torture actual tactic obtain information interrogation april globe_and_mail published interviews men claimed beaten frozen handed afghanistan members revealed received censored report canadian government human rights afghanistan access information request contained negative references acts torture abuse extra judicial killings explanation prompted intensive questioning house connor claimed new agreement reached saying days entered local agreement province enter detention facilities time want reaffirmed prime minister stating evidence access blocked prisons authorities agreed agreement potential misunderstanding regardless nato secretary general announced government launch inquiry fate january revealed government ceased transfers internal investigation revealed allegations abused november testimony allegations treatment resurfaced november parliamentary testimony second highest ranked member canada diplomatic service afghanistan claimed probably tortured standard operating procedure consistent special reports said torture involved power cables use electricity knives open flames rape canadian government dismissed opposition calls public inquiry day single solitary proven allegation abuse involving transferred prisoner canadian forces defence minister said house_of_commons parliamentary secretary suggesting credible regardless provide testimony hearing stated visiting main prison discovered problem trying track prisoners officials approached forceful concerns lack information given canada causing lose possibly stated presented allegations canadian government military officials knew reports abuse human rights violations surrounding governor saying canadian officials heard credible sources claiming ran drug network drugs private detention facilities sexually abused young girls civil servant indicate problem canadian diplomat afghanistan revealed interview warned government torture problems said government leadership time ignored advice subsequent allegations december general testified parliamentary committee particular abused june police custody canada chief commander stated members questioned man taken custody police canadian troops rescued police started beating shoes general corrected following day receiving new information man fact canadian custody piece evidence canadian custody subsequently abused officials contrary government claims evidence prompted opposition mps recall public inquiry matter fired canada military commander subsequently ordered inquiry find informed incident inquiry revealed canadian soldiers aware security forces beat prisoners street regular basis separate report general concluded beaten june defined canadian preventing reported chain command tasked examine reporting process develop consolidated process reporting canadian forces united_nations released reports torture afghanistan report april stated use harsh interrogation techniques forced confession guilt documented including use electric beating juvenile suspected involved concerning briefing note stated juvenile arrested transferred policy age stated juvenile kept canadian transfer facility significant period report released october interviews facilities period year found compelling pattern practice systematic torture ill treatment multiple facilities operated spoke indicated occurred written statement government denied systematic nature torture claimed report exaggerated admitted deficiencies lack training resources report suggested handed received different treatment case citing man stated treated badly handled canadians investigations inquiries specific allegations abuse surfaced years ago official public inquiry mps house_of_commons voted favour motion set prime minister refused consider stating government canada taken necessary actions instances proof abuse prisoners critics speaker house_of_commons government opposition mps issue political gain opposition mps stated left military investigate date main investigations conducted relation launched february formal complaint treatment specific arrested region april findings investigation stated members handled appropriately given medical treatment found failed conduct investigation injured contrary normal direction second investigation launched february following joint complaint alleging military police transferred evidence suggest tortured occasions investigation moved public hearing process march mainly delays difficulties obtaining relevant documents information government authorities triggered legal challenges federal government jurisdiction investigate complaints resulting ruling jurisdiction transfer complaints failure investigate complaints substantial testimony hearings government engaged times judicial review findings including testimony judge dismissed challenges september released report june wrongdoing found specific members report identified problems reporting information sharing recommendations report specifically improve work deployed missions improving document disclosure witness access hearings dispute documents parliamentary committees beginning calls opposition mps house_of_commons began calling documents government possessed issue public testimony november minister foreign affairs assured house_of_commons documents handed special committee charge looking issue mandatory obligation public officials ensure information released compliance avoid security risks according minister defence opposition mps critics stated absurd argument parliament constitutional right access documents december house_of_commons passed motion requiring release documents concerning committee hearing issue government refused motion critics repeated government violating constitution canada contempt parliament continued refuse release documents issue december parliament hold request prime minister according spokesman sought consult canadians economy caused cries opposition mps labelled attempt muzzle amid controversy affair prevented parliamentary committee continuing probe issue informal committee meetings continued power testimony grant immunity conservative mps represented parliament resumes release justice minister announced house_of_commons march judge appointed advise effects result making documents public law professor pointed sitting judge power lawyer advice opposition expressed deep disappointment decision saying doubt justice believed way delay issue given terms reference posed immediately released march government finally released thousands documents mps end march documents immediately drew fierce criticism opposition heavily totally totally fashion handing single copy english instead canada official languages government maintained required protect canada justice minister stating non partisan public servants interest protection national security speaker question ruling march opposition parties united bid force government let look documents affair face parliamentary contempt proceedings specifically called speaker rule government violated collective parliamentary privilege refusing hand documents transfer mps claimed request parliament based years bedrock constitutional history systems place decide appropriate release public referring systems noted members investigation issue actually led calling parliamentary inquiry fully security cleared documents speaker asked comments government opposition mps matter including considering matter weeks speaker ruled april parliament right ask documents asked house leaders ministers mps come collective solution security contained speaker gave house find common ground mps negotiations ask speaker extension deadline granted deal reached morning memorandum understanding established june actually house_of_commons agreed political parties refused endorse deal panel work release panel mps began task going documents related july mps consisting member alternate parties determines relevant allegations abuse independent panel determines documents released publicly cases documents threaten national security international relations soldiers afghanistan panel consists fellow supreme_court justice judge documents government claims contain legal advice force panel determine allow mps approximately documents released government june year panel began work foreign affairs minister stated process come end accusations improper conduct estimated pages remaining released form based documents released implied cause concern likelihood high abused custody authorities don think canadians accept added related abuse allegations canada march reported documents filed showed started playing role interrogation captured sources military decision hand captives based recommendations canadian military officials delivered final decision prompted undertake review dealings ensure service account engagement period briefing notes director state service interrogated prisoners late according assistant director service insists treated properly notes state officers serving alongside canadian forces armed agents role determining prisoners transferred authorities believed initial investigations treatment sparked investigations canada elite military unit joint task force investigation named examined allegations member involved shooting death surrendering charges laid conclusion investigation larger investigation called sand trap began hearing witnesses allegations members witnessing united_states armed forces killing unarmed man investigation conducted led calls civilian oversight international allegations tortured handed british soldiers afghanistan allegations received evidence torture nato buried head sand torture continued known british high court justice ruled june possibility torture prisoners illegal british troops hand high_court approved transfers provinces condition government military officials improved systems monitoring order avoid real risk torture september revealed nato suspended transfers prisons prompted united_nations report published days later described compelling pattern practice systematic torture ill treatment number facilities run police nato stated undertake claims halting transfers time public opinion poll conducted december revealed respondents believed government knew tortured consistent result age groups geographic locations concluded respondents dissatisfied governments transparency issue satisfied remaining opinion time progressed canadians believed tortured according poll poll found respondents believed canadian soldiers knew torture occurring believed senior military officials known problem poll january found cent canadians believed harper december canadian issue videos government attack abuse allegations april video compilation parliamentary debates canada pro democracy movement includes footage produced january publisher real news duration
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