A man is back on Canadian soil after being in an Ethiopian prison for 11 years. Tears filled the eyes of Bashir Makhtal and his family members as they embraced Saturday at Pearson Airport for the first time in more than a decade. Makhtal was sentenced to life in prison in 2009 for terrorism-related charges after a trial that Amnesty International and Makhtal’s lawyer called unfair. Canadian officials had been working for years to secure his release. Makhtal was born in Ethiopia and settled in Canada after moving here as a refugee.

Source: thestar April 22, 2018 02:37 UTC