A judge has awarded a convicted killer and prison escapee $500,000 in damages, plus interest, after ruling that the federal government extradited him to Mexico despite knowing he faced a substantial risk of torture.
Two consular officials expressed their concerns about Mr. Boily’s safety in writing, and immediately asked Mexico to transfer him to another prison. But the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs decided not to intervene, and the consular officials stopped pushing for the transfer. His answer: “The legitimate punishment he deserved … did not include torture.” He added: “What makes the situation particularly shocking was the willful nature of the infringement of Mr. Boily’s rights, or in other words, the fact that the federal officials acted with full knowledge of the situation and the likely consequences of their conduct.”
Mexico requested his extradition and he was arrested in 2005. After his extradition, he was convicted in Mexico of manslaughter and escaping custody and sentenced to 16 years. In 2017, he was transferred to a Canadian prison and six months later was paroled. “The judgment is a strong affirmation of core human-rights principles at the heart of our legal system,” she said.
University of Toronto law professor Kent Roach said it was “refreshing to read a judgment that is not couched in deference to the state and its reasons for acting such as maintaining good relations with Mexico and that awards damages based on how a person’s most basic human rights were violated.”
Hmm. Canada encouraging criminal activity abroad.
Canada didn't make him a drug dealer .Canada didn't put him in a Mexican prison so why are we paying him
Thanks JTSingh an international embarrassment
Canadian weak justice system. Remember the Trudeau gang giving millions to a convicted terrorist.
What a joke lol
Wow 😂
Canadian Policeman is paid 500,000 while suspended. While suspended from force, Uday Jaswal collected more than $500K in salary
Not 10 million $? What's this world coming to?
He can buy a lot of drugs with that.
This country is a 🤡 snow atm