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Ontario court raises amount Iran owes torture victim to $560 million (opens original article in a new tab)

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Ontario court raises amount Iran owes torture victim to $560 million

  • Ontario court ordered Iran to pay $560 million to Canadian torture victim Zahed Haftlang
  • Iran's supreme leader's revolutionary arm was found responsible for Haftlang's torture under Canadian law
  • Canadian law allows seizure of Iranian assets to settle terrorism-related court judgments
  • Haftlang's case expanded scope of Canadian legislation to include Iran's abuse of its own citizens
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