TORONTO — A French former Guantanamo Bay detainee who is now a prominent peace activist has been arrested on arrival in Canada.
His lawyer tells The Canadian Press that Mourad Benchellali was to have spent five days on various speaking engagements.
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He says immigration agents arrested Benchellali at Toronto International Airport late Tuesday.
He says they are holding him as a maximum security inmate after refusing to allow him to leave voluntarily.
Canada Border Services Agency refused to comment.
Benchellali is known for his work on the deradicalization of young people.
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