Dennis Edney

Dennis Edney
Edney in 2007
Born(1946-12-19)19 December 1946
Dundee, Scotland
Died30 December 2023(2023-12-30) (aged 77)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationDefence lawyer

Dennis Edney (19 December 1946 – 30 December 2023) was a Canadian defence lawyer based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally from Scotland, he was noted for his involvement in high-profile cases, including Brian Mills, R. v. Trang, as defence attorney for Abdullah and Omar Khadr, who were captured in the War on Terror, for Fahim Ahmad, and for representing the entire Khadr family.[1][2][3][4][5] He also represented Canadian Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy charged in the US with plotting to carry out mass shootings of civilians at concerts, to bomb New York Times Square, and to bomb the city's subway system.[6]

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