Hindu Forum Canada Calls for ‘Inadmissible’ Status for Khalistani Activist Over Legal Role and Statements
HFC requested that Pannun be declared “inadmissible” to Canada and that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) perform the requisite inquiry and comply with the proper procedures. “I wish to bring to your attention a matter of profound concern regarding Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. He currently serves as the legal representative for the U.S.-based organization known as Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), which advocates for the establishment of a separate Sikh state. Additionally, Pannun is the lawyer who issued a statement in support of Hardeep Singh Nijjar following his killing on June 18,” the letter learn.
Hindu Forum Canada Highlights Diplomatic Ties and Security Concerns in Khalistani Activist’s Case
HFC’s counsel Thorning reminded the Canadian administration of the shut ties between the 2 nations, mentioning that Pannun has been labelled a “terrorist” and that his group, SFJ, is a banned organisation in India. These ties have been strained due to Khalistani components who’re inciting hate beneath the guise of hate speech. “We highlight that the Government of India has previously labelled Pannu a terrorist, according to Indian media reports, and has banned the group in the country, accusing it of supporting violent extremism,” mentioned the letter. “Canada and India have longstanding bilateral relations built upon shared traditions of democracy, pluralism and strong interpersonal connections. Canada is home to one of the largest communities of Indian origin, with approximately 4% of Canadians being of Indian heritage (1.3 million people). The deep cultural and political ties between Canada and India are strengthened by a growing network of official dialogues, agreements, memoranda of understanding and working groups,” HFC’s counsel added within the letter.
Khalistani Leader’s Anti-Hindu Remarks Trigger Call for Investigation and Entry Suspension
The Hindu organisation additionally drew consideration to a current video through which Pannun vowed to power all Hindus from India to go away Canada. HFC said within the letter that Pannun claimed within the video that Hindus in Canada had been “working against the same country that they economically benefit from.” The authorized consultant for HFC outlined the provisions beneath “Public Incitation of Hatred” and requested for an investigation into Pannun in addition to the suspension of his entry into Canada. “If Pannun was in Canada at the time he made these statements, then he could have been properly investigated and perhaps charged with public incitement of hatred or the willful promotion of hatred,” the letter learn.
Consequences for Inciting Hatred Against Identifiable Groups
Anyone who spreads statements that incite hatred towards any identifiable group in a public setting and which might be prone to trigger a disturbance is responsible of an indictable offence and faces a most sentence of two years in jail or a abstract conviction for the offence.
Spreading Hatred Toward Identifiable Groups in Canada’s Criminal Code
Anyone who deliberately spreads hatred in direction of any identifiable group by way of communication aside from in non-public dialog is responsible of an indictable offence and topic to a sentence of as much as two years in jail or a abstract conviction.
Hindu Forum Canada Asserts Protection for ‘Identifiable Group’
“Section 319 of the Criminal Code makes it unlawful to incite or promote hatred against an identifiable group. There is no doubt that Hindus are an “identifiable group” as outlined in part 318 (4) of the Criminal Code,” the letter additional mentioned. The SFJ chairman Pannun might be heard pleading with Canadian Sikhs to assemble in Vancouver on October 29 to forged a vote on whether or not “Indian High Commissioner Verma is responsible for the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijaar” within the social media video. Pro-Khalistan Sikhs, in response to Pannun, have at all times been obedient to Canadian regulation and the nation’s Constitution.
Khalistani Leader’s Controversial Demand
Pannun yelled at Hindu Indo-Canadians in one other broadly shared video to go away Canada and return to India. “Indo-Canadian Hindus, you have repudiated your allegiance to Canada and the Canadian Constitution. Your destination is India. Leave Canada, go to India,” he mentioned. In the previous, khalistani teams in Canada have organised referendums. India has introduced up this difficulty with Canada on quite a few events to voice its concern.
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