Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said police had “clear and compelling evidence” linking Indian government officials to crimes including a Sikh separatist’s murder. Both countries sent diplomats home in the clash.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said evening that India had “made a fundamental error in choosing to use their diplomats and organized crime to attack Canadians.”
“As the RCMP commissioner stated earlier, they have clear and compelling evidence that agents of the government of India have engaged in and continue to engage in activities that pose a significant threat to public safety,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said after the news of the diplomats being sent home.
“This includes clandestine information gathering techniques, coercive behavior targeting South Asian Canadians, and involvement in over a dozen threatening and violent acts, including murder. This is unacceptable,” Trudeau said.
He added: “Canada is a country rooted in the rule of law and protecting our citizens is paramount. We will never tolerate the involvement of a foreign government threatening and killing Canadian citizens on Canadian soil.”
Canadian police have charged multiple Indian nationals in Nijjar’s murder.
Last October, dozens of Canadian diplomats left India after New Delhi threatened to revoke their diplomatic immunity. This followed the Canadian government’s publicizing of its investigation of the case and its suspicion of Indian government involvement.
