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Bashir Ahmed Makhtal ((ソマリ語:''Bashiir Axmed Makhtal'')), (بشير أحمد مختال) (born 1977) is a Canadian citizen held in an Ethiopian prison, where he is accused of terrorism and faces the death penalty.〔 〕〔 〕 It is alleged that he is being held against international law,〔 but he has been frequently visited by Canadian embassy officials in Ethiopia and received lawyer support as he appeared in court. The Canadian government's initial inaction on demanding his repatriation has galvanized some parts of the Somali community across Canada,〔 and attracted the attention of Amnesty International. But some people inside Bashir Makhtal's own ethnic Somali community say that he was an active member of the ONLF, which Ethiopia says is an illegal and terrorist group. ==Life== Bashir was born in Ethiopia. His grandfather founded the rebel group Ogaden National Liberation Front, which Ethiopia labels a terrorist organization like al Qaida. Makhtal fled war-torn Somalia in 1972. In 1991, he immigrated to Canada and studied Computer Science at the DeVry Institute of Technology while living in Riverdale, Toronto.〔Friends and Family of Bashir Makhtal, (Biography of Bashir Makhtal )〕 He then traveled to Texas to complete his bachelor's degree. In 1994 he was granted Canadian citizenship, and was employed as a computer programmer by the Bank of Montreal and CIBC.〔 In 2002, Makhtal began traveling, to the United Arab Emirates, and then across the Horn of Africa, selling clothing to support himself as he went across Djibouti, Kenya, Eritrea and finally found himself back in Somalia.〔〔 When Ethiopia militarily intervened in Somalia in 2006 to help the Transitional government against radical Islamist insurgents, Canadian Foreign Affairs advised Canadians in the country to flee the impending war.〔 Makhtal flew to neighbouring Kenya, but was arrested during the flight and, although granted access to attorney Haron Ndubi during three weeks of detention in Nairobi, was allegedly illegally renditioned to the Ethiopian-backed government in Somalia, and from there directly to Ethiopia.〔CBC, "(Group worries execution close for Canadian held in Ethiopian jail )", July 17, 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bashir Makhtal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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