The Canadian government is dismissing calls for a public inquiry into the alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.
MacKay painted Colvin as having been duped by the Taliban and said Canadians are being asked to accept the word of prisoners “who throw acid in the face of schoolgirls.” MacKay also said he did not know about Colvin’s allegations.
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“What we’re talking about here is not only hearsay, we’re talking about basing much of his evidence on what the Taliban have been specifically instructed to lie about if captured,” he said.
