Ali Omar Ader

• Amanda Lindhout kidnapper gets 15 years in prison

  A Somalian man found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2018
  
• Amanda Lindhout recounts horrors of captivity: ‘I sometimes wake up screaming’

  The Alberta journalist read her victim impact statement Wednesday at the sentencing hearing for Ali Omar Ader, describing the abuse and sexual assault she endured while captive in Somalia.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2018
  
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• Sentencing arguments in Amanda Lindhout kidnapping case set for March

  Sentencing arguments are slated for March 22 in the case of a Somalian man found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2018
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• Amanda Lindhout’s accused kidnapper contradicts own testimony at trial

  Ali Omar Ader contradicted his own testimony several times Wednesday during cross-examination by the Crown attorney.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2017
• Accused hostage taker of Amanda Lindhout claims he lied to undercover RCMP agents

  Ali Omar Ader says he lied to undercover agents when he boasted getting $10,000 for his role as negotiator in the Amanda Lindhout hostage-taking.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2017
• Sobbing Amanda Lindhout tells of abduction as kidnapping trial begins

  Amanda Lindhout sobbed as she approached the witness box to describe her abduction at gunpoint, the beginning of what she calls 460 days of hell.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2017
• Amanda Lindhout kidnapping: accused to face trial next October

  A man charged with taking journalist Amanda Lindhout hostage in Somalia is slated to face trial by judge alone next October.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2016
• RCMP charges Syrian intelligence officer in Maher Arar torture case

  The RCMP is laying a torture charge against a former Syrian military intelligence officer for alleged involvement in the brutal treatment of Ottawa telecommunications engineer Maher Arar.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2015
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• Were Amanda Lindhout’s Somali captors the product of a failed state?

  Amanda Lindhout has previously said she has compassion for the "soldier boys" who held her hostage in Somalia for 15 months.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2015