The head of Canada's national police force has publicly apologised to a man deported to Syria after being falsely accused of terrorism. Maher Arar was deported by US customs agents to Syria after Canadian police labelled him an Islamic extremist. RCMP Commissioner, Giulano Zaccardelli said his force had made major mistakes. A public inquiry found Mr Arar had been caught up in a hunt for terror suspects after the 2001 attacks on the US. Mr Zaccardelli says he has no intention of resigning over the affair despite calls for him to do so. His apology to Mr Arar was unequivocal. Mr Zaccardelli said: "I wish to take this opportunity to express publicly to you & to your wife & to your children how truly sorry I am for whatever part the actions of the RCMP may have contributed to the terrible injustices that you experienced & the pain that you and your family endured." This SOB should be tortured the same way, and made to personally pay the damage he has caused, then fire the SOB ...
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