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There is zero credible information that the person assassinated had anything to do with any armed militant groups. He was a political activist. RCMP and CSIS in

There is zero credible information that the person assassinated had anything to do with any armed militant groups. He was a political activist. RCMP and CSIS investigated him quite thoroughly. edit: the persons posting replies to "news" articles contradicting this are from sources that are hardcore Modi/BJP supporters. About as credible as posting a newsmax URL.

eklavya 3y ago
Sure he was https://m.timesofindia.com/india/26-years-before-he-was-shot-hardeep-singh-nijjar-landed-in-canada-with-fake-papers/articleshow/103795109.cms https://m.timesofindia.com/india/26-years-before-he-was-shot...
nsenifty 3y ago
Another example of RCMP and CSISs glorious due diligence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.H.M.B_Noor_Chowdhury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.H.M.B_Noor_Chowdhury This guy killed the President of Bangladesh and most of his family (women and children included) and is now a guest of Canada and is refused extradition based on a technicality. I don't condone extra-judiciary killings but Canada absolutely has and continue to harbor criminals.
- Scoundreller 3y ago
  Hard to find the info, but seems like the guy got sentenced to death in absentia. From what I can tell, Canada can’t constitutionally extradite when a death sentence is on the table. Not much of a technicality. Not a guest of Canada either, but nowhere to deport him to. Bangladeshi judges basically made this guy unreturnable to Bangladesh. Probably also fair-trial concerns in any conviction in absentia. Kinda surprised another common-law country allows that as Canada doesn’t.
  - makomk 3y ago
    This isn't even particularly unusual. Most of Europe can't or won't extradite people when a death sentence is a possibility for basically the same reason, including to the US - the only way for the US to get an extradition is through a binding agreement that the person being extradited cannot be sentenced to death. Actually, the Canadian Supreme Court case which found this to be unconstitutional seems to have involved an extradition to the US from what I can tell...
belltaco 3y ago
The whole affair is somewhat fishy. When the Canadian Immigration Minister cannot get basic facts right before posting on Twitter about him, it gets strange. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/canada-allowed-hardeep-singh-nijjar-citizenship-when-india-demanded-his-arrest-546217 https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/canada-allowed-hard... At the very least he appears guilty of traveling on fake passport and committing immigration fraud to obtain Canadian citizenship, for which normal folks without special treatment would be punished for. But the Canadian govt seems so hell bent on harboring him that the Immigration Minister was willing to lie to the world on Twitter about him.
- alephnerd 3y ago
  Feels more like incompetence and red tape. Canadian immigration authorities are not the greatest at background checks. I've had distant relatives buy fake credentials in PB and HP to emigrate to Canada and they're now PRs and Citizens

eklavya 3y ago

Sure he was https://m.timesofindia.com/india/26-years-before-he-was-shot-hardeep-singh-nijjar-landed-in-canada-with-fake-papers/articleshow/103795109.cms https://m.timesofindia.com/india/26-years-before-he-was-shot...

nsenifty 3y ago

Another example of RCMP and CSISs glorious due diligence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.H.M.B_Noor_Chowdhury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.H.M.B_Noor_Chowdhury This guy killed the President of Bangladesh and most of his family (women and children included) and is now a guest of Canada and is refused extradition based on a technicality. I don't condone extra-judiciary killings but Canada absolutely has and continue to harbor criminals.

Scoundreller 3y ago
Hard to find the info, but seems like the guy got sentenced to death in absentia. From what I can tell, Canada can’t constitutionally extradite when a death sentence is on the table. Not much of a technicality. Not a guest of Canada either, but nowhere to deport him to. Bangladeshi judges basically made this guy unreturnable to Bangladesh. Probably also fair-trial concerns in any conviction in absentia. Kinda surprised another common-law country allows that as Canada doesn’t.
- makomk 3y ago
  This isn't even particularly unusual. Most of Europe can't or won't extradite people when a death sentence is a possibility for basically the same reason, including to the US - the only way for the US to get an extradition is through a binding agreement that the person being extradited cannot be sentenced to death. Actually, the Canadian Supreme Court case which found this to be unconstitutional seems to have involved an extradition to the US from what I can tell...

belltaco 3y ago

The whole affair is somewhat fishy. When the Canadian Immigration Minister cannot get basic facts right before posting on Twitter about him, it gets strange. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/canada-allowed-hardeep-singh-nijjar-citizenship-when-india-demanded-his-arrest-546217 https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/canada-allowed-hard... At the very least he appears guilty of traveling on fake passport and committing immigration fraud to obtain Canadian citizenship, for which normal folks without special treatment would be punished for. But the Canadian govt seems so hell bent on harboring him that the Immigration Minister was willing to lie to the world on Twitter about him.

alephnerd 3y ago
Feels more like incompetence and red tape. Canadian immigration authorities are not the greatest at background checks. I've had distant relatives buy fake credentials in PB and HP to emigrate to Canada and they're now PRs and Citizens