RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme waits to appear before the House of Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 in Ottawa.
As two Montreal-area Chinese groups accused of hosting clandestine Chinese government "police stations” sue the RCMP for defamation, the head of the national police service maintains his officers are acting on “credible” information.RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme waits to appear before the House of Commons access to information, privacy and ethics committee on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 in Ottawa.
The centres have been accused of acting as hubs to harass and intimidate members of the Chinese community in Canada — allegations the groups deny."It's not the first time that we're sued because we're investigating," RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme told Radio-Canada's Last year, the RCMP said it was investigating "alleged Chinese police stations in Quebec" and told journalists the two community centres were part of their probe.
The Montreal organizations are now seeking more than $4.9 million in damages and say the allegations have cost them $3.2 million, some of which was lost government funding.
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