The forbidden Khalistan Group, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), threatened the “siege” of the Indian Consulate in Vancouver on 18 September, warned Indians and Indocanadians to stay on and circulate a poster focusing on the high commissioner Dinesh Patnaik.
What was the threat of Sikhs for justice against Dinesh Patnaik?
The prohibited organization of Khalistani Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) announced the “siege” of the Indian consulate in Vancouver 18 September.
The Khalistan Group reported this warning allegedly via the X (formerly Twitter) microblogging platform, which urged the Indians and Indo-Kanaďans to avoid visiting the consulate.
The poster that spreads the group is a high Indian commissioner in Ottawa, Dinesh Patnaik, with the aim of his face, accompanied by a warning message to the public.
Why is this threat of SFJ significant?
This announcement comes as a result of the Canadian Government report, which recognizes the presence and foreign financing of Khalistan terrorist groups operating from the country.
The report underlines the continuing risks that these organizations represent Indian diplomatic missions abroad.
Which Khalistan groups are financed in Canada?
The report “Assessment of money laundering and the risk of financing terrorists in Canada” emphasizes the financial support of extremist groups, including Babbar Khalsa International and the International Federation of Sikh Youth.
Several organizations listed as terrorist entities under the Canadian Criminal Code, including Hamas, Hezbollah and Khalistan groups, were observed by coercive and intelligence agencies to gain financial support from sources in Canada.
The report noted that while the Khalistans of the extremist group once kept a large network of fundraising in Canada, it seems that they now operate in smaller clusters of individuals faithful, but are not formally associated with a single organization.
“The Khalistan extremist groups supporting violent means to establish an independent state in Pandjab India are suspected of raising funds in many countries, including Canada. These groups have previously had a large fundraising network in Canada, but now it consists of smaller pockets with loyalty.
This report was published two months after the Ottawa news agency report that the politically motivated threat of violent extremism in Canada since the mid -80s has manifested itself through Khalistan extremists seeking to use a violent means to create an independent nation -state of Khalistan in Punjab, India.
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