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"Britain joined its Five Eyes intelligence partners on Wednesday in saying
India’s cooperation with Canada’s legal process was “the right next step” in
the deepening diplomatic row between the two countries, adding that it had full
confidence in Canada’s judicial system.
Canadian police said on Monday they had credible evidence that Indian agents
including India’s high commissioner to Canada were linked to the murder of the
Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil in June 2023 and accused
Delhi of a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.
India has rejected the Canadian accusations and retaliated by ordering the
expulsion of six high-ranking Canadian diplomats, including the acting high
commissioner.
The British Foreign Office said in a statement: “We are in contact with our
Canadian partners about the serious developments outlined in the independent
investigations in Canada. The UK has full confidence in Canada’s judicial
system … The government of India’s cooperation with Canada’s legal process is
the right next step.”
The statement follows a phone call between the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer,
and the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Tuesday night. In a
statement, Downing Street said the two leaders “discussed recent developments
regarding allegations under investigation in Canada. Both agreed on the
importance of the rule of law. They agreed to remain in close contact pending
the conclusions of the investigation.”
Testifying at a public inquiry into foreign interference on Wednesday, Trudeau
called the assassination of Nijjar a “massive mistake” that Canada’s government
could not allow to pass without consequence.
“We had clear and certainly now ever clearer indications that India had
violated Canada’s sovereignty,” Trudeau said."
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