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title: 'Canadian Juvenile Offender Could Face Death Penalty At Guantanamo Bay'
description: 'American military officials say that a Canadian teen being held at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba could be eligible for the death penalty. The…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/canadian-juvenile-offender-could-face-death-penalty-at-guantanamo-bay'
section: news
date: '2003-06-26T21:53:17-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:23:17-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

American military officials say that a Canadian teen being held at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba could be eligible for the death penalty. The 17-year-old boy was captured in Afghanistan last July and is accused of killing a U.S. medic during battle as a member of al-Qaida. After 18 months of imprisonment, none of the 700 detainees have been officially charged, but a review of their cases by President George W. Bush is pending. Some of the cases could involve capital charges, and officials note that the government is considering establishing a death row and an execution chamber at the camp for prisoners convicted by upcoming military tribunals.

(Calgary Sun, June 4, 2003). See [Juvenile Death Penalty](/juveniles-and-death-penalty?did=205&scid=27).