The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Wednesday launched an awareness campaign about China’s interference on Quebec soil after receiving numerous complaints from Chinese-Canadians about alleged harassment, intimidation or threats against representatives of the Chinese Communist Party.
Agents RCMPAccompanied by municipal police officers, Quebecer, who is of Chinese descent, met with residents of Montreal and Brochard on Wednesday to try to get their message across.
We want to remind them that the Central Police is there to protect them
and that’Don’t hesitate to contact us in case of threats
Spokesman Sergeant Charles Poirier argued RCMP.
The campaign, the first of its kind in Canada, comes more than a year after investigations into two police stations in Montreal and Brassard began. RCMP To work undercover on behalf of China on Quebec soil.
Reporting by Pascal Robitas.
there RCMP It now wants to encourage testimony and denunciations of this type of crime.
What drives us is that we’ve received more than half a dozen reports from victims and witnesses in recent weeks. People fear for their safety. […] For example, [certains d’entre eux] Criticizing the Chinese Communist Party on social media is threatened. This is intolerable.
However, Sergeant Boyer recognizes that reporting to these individuals can be a difficult process.
We don’t necessarily expect people to talk to us today, but they know they can report things to us over the phone or using our online form.
All of these actions are done in a way that respects the anonymity of the victims, noted Sgt.
It’s happening right here in Quebec. We must act
Sergeant Poirier reacted.
Montreal’s Chinatown is one of the largest in Canada.
Photo: Tim Chinn
In addition, an awareness video in Mandarin was posted on social networks to encourage reporting.
there RCMP The public is invited to contact by phone at 514 939-8301, through the National Information-Security Network at 1 800 420-5805 or online at grc.ca/signalez-la.
assumed Chinese police stations
there RCMP It has been investigating whether these Chinese police offices are in the country since 2022. According to the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders, there are more than 50 around the world, including many in the neighborhoods of Canadian cities such as Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal. Many Chinese-Canadians live there.
The building houses the offices of Chinese Family Services of Greater Montreal.
Photo: The Canadian Press / Graham Hughes
In Quebec, two centers were targeted by the investigation RCMP In Quebec, Chinese Family Services of Greater Montreal and Center Sino-Québec de la Rive-Sud have filed a $4.9 million lawsuit. RCMPThey accuse him of making defamatory comments about them.
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