Posted AT 4:35 AM EDT on 01/05/08
Motion denied to free Khadr because of age
OTTAWA — One of Omar Khadr's last hopes of avoiding a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay - the argument that he was a child soldier at the time of his capture - has effectively been crushed.
A U.S. military judge has denied a defence motion to dismiss charges against Mr. Khadr because of his age at the time of his alleged offences.
He was 15 when he was captured after a firefight in Afghanistan in 2002. His Canadian and U.S.
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