(MENAFN) Ottawa has formally apologised for the role officials may have played in the torture and abuse of three Canadian men in Syria in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
The government announced on Friday that it had settled a longstanding civil lawsuit brought by Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin. The men were each tortured in detention in Syria between 2001 and 2003.
"On behalf of the Government of Canada, we wish to apologise to Mr Almalki, Mr Abou-Elmaati and Mr Nureddin, and their families, for any role Canadian officials may have played in relation to their detention and mistreatment abroad and any resulting harm," Ministers Ralph Goodale and Chrystia Freeland said in a statement.
The government did not release specific details about the settlement.
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