[JURIST] Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] released documents [text, PDF] Wednesday indicating that the Canadian government knew he had been mistreated at the detention center before agents questioned him in 2004. The documents include reports on interviews with Khadr, and were among those the government was compelled to hand over to Khadr's defense following a ruling [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] last month. One of the documents recounts Khadr's treatment before questioning by Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade [official website] intelligence officer Jim Gould over the course of four days in 2004 :

In an effort to make him more amenable and willing to talk, [redacted] has placed Umar on the frequent flyer program: for the three weeks before Mr Gould's visit, Umar has not been permitted more than three hours in any one location. At three hour intervals he is moved to another cell block, thus denying him uninterrupted sleep and a continued change of neighbours. He will soon be placed in isolation for up to three weeks and then he will be interviewed again.