Justin Trudeau calls on India to cooperate in probe of Khalistani leader
Justin Trudeau on Thursday called on the Indian government to cooperate with an official probe into the murder of a Khalistani separatist leader in British Columbia.
Trudeau was speaking during a news conference in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
«I think it's extremely important that as a country with a strong and independent justice system. We allow those justice processes to unfold themselves with the utmost integrity.
But I can assure you, the decision to share these allegations on the floor of the House of Commons was not done lightly. It was done with utmost seriousness...», he further said.
Trudeau also said that there are credible reasons to believe that the Indian agents were involved in the killing of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Adding to his statement, he said that a Canadian was killed on a Canadian soil which is something of utmost and foundational importance in the country of rule of law, in a world where international rules-based order matters. «We have independent justice system and robust processes that will follow their course and we call upon the Govt of India to engage with us to move forward on getting to the truth of this matter,» he said.
PM Modi and I had a direct and frank conversation in which I shared my concerns.
We have called upon the Government of India to take this matter seriously and work with us to ensure transpareny, accountability and justice. «We are a country of the rule of law.
We are going to continue to do the work necessary to keep Canadians safe and to uphold our values and the international rules-based order. That's our focus right now,» Canadian PM said.
