Arar tortured in Syria, report determines

The Globe and Mail: Arar tortured in Syria, report determines: "Thursday, October 27, 2005 Posted at 3:16 PM EDT

Globe and Mail Update

Ottawa — An independent factfinder says there is no doubt that Maher Arar was tortured in Syria and that the horrible ordeal has had a devastating effect on the Ottawa software engineer and his family.

'Mr. Arar's psychological state was seriously damaged, and he remains fragile,' says the factfinder's report, released Thursday.

'His relationship with members of his immediate family have been significantly impaired. Economically, the family has been devastated,' the report adds."