Father of Canadian man held in Syrian detention camp calls for federal assistance

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The father of Jack Letts, a Canadian man who has been held in a detention camp in northeastern Syria since 2014, is calling on the Canadian government for assistance repatriating his son.

BARRIE -- The parents of a Canadian man who has been held in a detention centre in northeastern Syria since 2017 are once again calling on the Canadian federal government for help to repatriate their son.

John Letts said allegations purported by British media that his son left for Syria to join ISIS are “complete rubbish.””“All I can say is when he left I didn't have concerns like that,” John Letts said. “And he also then reassured us that he was not involved with ISIS when he did make phone calls.” “The honest truth is I don't know if he's mentally still there,” he said. “He has been tortured a lot. One human rights lawyer went in and said Jack told him he'd been tortured 15 times in the torture room.”

“Given the situation on the ground, the Government of Canada’s ability to provide consular assistance in Syria is extremely limited,” the statement read.“Due to provisions of the Privacy Act, no further information can be disclosed,” the email reads.

 

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HE .IS. NOT. CANADIAN. THE END.

He is NOT A CANADIAN

No sympathy here. He must live with the consequences of his decision. Canada lost soldiers fighting ISIS. We should not repatriate ISIS members or supporters to Canada! They have lost their right to Canadian citizenship. Done!

Please give Canadians full story!

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This guy sounds like he would become a star liberal candidate.

Uh...no.

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