Omar Khadr engaged to Edmonton human rights activist

EDMONTON – One of the youngest people to ever be imprisoned in the U.S.’ notorious Guantanamo Bay prison, and the last Western citizen to be locked up there, has become engaged to an Edmonton human rights activist.

Details weren’t provided, but Omar Khadr is engaged to be married to Muna Abougoush, who helped advocate for Khadr’s freedom.

When contacted by Global News, Khadr’s lawyer, Dennis Edney, declined to comment on the matter.

READ MORE: A chronological look at Omar Khadr’s long legal odyssey

In 2002, Khadr was captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan at the age of 15 following a firefight at an alleged terrorist compound, linked to al-Qaeda, in which an American army medic was killed.

Later that year, he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay where he was interviewed by RCMP personnel and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

In 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada concludes that Canadian officials illegally shared information about Khadr with the U.S.

Khadr eventually pleaded guilty to throwing a grenade that killed U.S. solider Christopher Speer and injured Layne Morris in 2002.

He spent a decade at the U.S. prison in Cuba before eventually being transferred to Canada in 2012.

READ MORE: Supreme Court rejects federal bid to consider Omar Khadr adult offender

Khadr later said he signed a 2010 plea deal under duress so he could return to Canada and his lawyers have argued there’s no evidence he actually even committed the attack. Khadr has also since alleged he was tortured and threatened with rape and violence by his interrogators, in an effort to force him to confess.

In 2013, Khadr was transferred to the federal maximum security Edmonton Institution.

In April of 2015, an Alberta judge granted Khadr’s application for bail and a few months later, had his bail conditions eased.

READ MORE: ‘Freedom is way better than I thought’: Omar Khadr after 13 years in prison

The case against the Toronto-born man has attracted the attention of human rights activists from around the world, many of whom have lobbied for him to be set free for years.

Soon after he was granted bail, Khadr apologized to the families of the victims and stated he is opposed to violent jihad and wants to finish his education and eventually work in health care.

Khadr remains out on bail pending the outcome of an appeal of his war crimes conviction in the U.S.

READ MORE: Federal government drops appeal of Khadr bail ruling

In Feburary, the Liberal government said it would not appeal the the judge’s decision to grant Khadr bail.