Sikh activist says he received new RCMP ‘duty to warn’ of threat to life
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, says he also received a similar threat notification from the FBI earlier this month.
A prominent Canadian Sikh activist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, received a new "duty to warn" notification from the RCMP this week, which informed him of a credible threat to his life. Pannun, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen and lawyer, claims that the threat is evidence of ongoing transnational repression by India against the pro-Khalistan movement.
The RCMP spokesperson stated that while they cannot disclose the identities of those who received notifications or details about the threats, they confirm that duty to warn notifications have been conducted with members of the South Asian community across the country. Pannun has previously faced an assassination plot allegedly led by a senior Indian intelligence officer, and he alleges that several other pro-Khalistan activists have also received similar notifications.
He claims there is a common link among those receiving the notifications, which is the Khalistan referendum. Despite the threat, Pannun remains undeterred and plans to attend a symbolic referendum in Edmonton in October.
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