Abdul Shanwaz

Abdul Shanwaz went to Canada, he had been a political prisoner for three years. During that time he was in jail and he was tortured. He also became mentally ill.

In Canada, Abdul was arrested after selling an illegal drug, heroin. He sold drugs to the police,then he put the drugs with a baby and he was surprised.

When Abdul appeared in court , he felt very ill, not feeling well physically. the judge determined that he could not return to jail because it was too risky for him and that he sold drugs because the traffickers earned with him. the judge sentenced Abdul to house arrest and electronic surveillance for seventeen months with an extra two years of probation.

The government appealed because they thought Abdul’s punishment was not severe enough. So Abdul went on trial a second time. They sentenced Abdul to six years in jail.