somali national convict ontario court role 2008 kidnap canadian amanda lindhout hold captive somalia 460 days release family pay ransom canadian media report wednesday ali omar ader 40 find guilty one charge hostage-taking role negotiator kidnappers decision hand wednesday ontario superior court ottawa lindhout freelance journalist take hostage somalia aug. 23 2008 along australian photographer nigel brennan work story release ransom november 2009. ader lure canada somalia 2015 arrest ottawa part sting operation royal canadian mount police officer pose publisher interest book ader write somalia accord court document prosecutors argue ader main spokesman hostage-takers negotiate first lindhout mother late private consultant hire families lindhout brennan accord court document refer commander repeatedly threaten hostages would harm kill unless ransom pay trial ader say kidnap group hold lindhout captive force act spokesman speak english rule justice robert smith say ader claim completely unbelievable numerous canadian media outlets report reuters read rule ader face life prison sentence case expect next year lindhout say repeatedly sexually physically assault captivity brennan say torture starve 2013 lindhout recount experience book house sky somali man find guilty kidnap canadian journalist