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The defendant, an Indian government employee, allegedly conspired with a criminal associate and attempted to assassinate a US citizen on American soil for exercising their First Amendment rights,
said FBI Director Christopher Wray We are satisfied with the cooperation. It continues to be an ongoing process. We continue to work with them on that, but we do appreciate the cooperation, and we appreciate them updating us on their investigation as we update them on ours,
State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on Wednesday The meeting that occurred yesterday – we updated – we being the US government broadly – updated members of the Committee of Inquiry about the investigation that the United States has been conducting. We’ve received an update from them on the investigation that they have been conducting. It was a productive meeting, and I will leave it at that,
Today’s charges demonstrate that the Justice Department will not tolerate attempts to target and endanger Americans and to undermine the rights to which every US citizen is entitled,
US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said A few minutes later, Yadav
the federal prosecutors alleged By indicting RAW Official Vikash Yadav in “Murder For Hire” Plot, US Government has reassured its commitment to fundamental constitutional duty to protect the life, liberty and freedom of expression of the US Citizen at home and abroad,
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel to separatist Sikh for Justice, said in a statement after the indictment was released by the Department of Justice The victim has publicly called for some or all of Punjab to secede from India and establish a Sikh sovereign state called Khalistan, and the Government of India has banned the Victim and his separatist organization from India. U.S. law enforcement detected and disrupted the plot to murder the Victim,
India has informed the United States they are continuing their efforts to investigate other linkages of the former government employee and will determine follow-up steps, as necessary,
the department said on Tuesday There is a deliberate strategy of smearing India for political gains,
the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement, as the two countries announced they were expelling their respective diplomats amid the worsening row Despite India’s use of violence against pro Khalistan Sikhs, [Sikhs for Justice] is committed to democratically resolve the dispute over the sovereignty of Indian occupied Punjab through the means of Referendum,
This includes clandestine information-gathering techniques, coercive behaviour targeting South Asian Canadians, and involvement in over a dozen threatening and violent acts, including murder,
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday In the United States, Sikh Americans and other diaspora communities continue to face the threat of transnational repression,
the group said in a statement After that they have more jobs,
he said, referring to more targeted killings, prosecutors said It’s [a] priority now."
Around the time of Modi's visit to the U.S., Yadav sent Gupta a news article about Pannun and messaged Gupta, saying ... prosecutors said The Justice Department will be relentless in holding accountable any person — regardless of their position or proximity to power — who seeks to harm and silence American citizens,
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement announcing the charges The attempt on my life on American Soil is the blatant case of India's transnational terrorism which has become a challenge to America's sovereignty and threat to freedom of speech and democracy, which unequivocally proves that India believes in using bullets while pro Khalistan Sikhs believe in ballots."
The FBI will not tolerate acts of violence or other efforts to retaliate against those residing in the U.S. for exercising their constitutionally protected rights,
FBI director Christopher Wray said in a statement Yes, I confirm that he is no longer an employee of the government of India.”
When Jaiswal was asked at a regular media briefing whether the official named in the indictment by the US department of justice had been removed, he replied [Canadian] Prime Minister [Justin] Trudeau’s own admission would indicate the value of these allegations. As regards our stance on the allegations, we will naturally reject false imputations against our diplomats.”
While members of the Five Eyes called on India to take Canada’s allegations seriously, Jaiswal said Beyond that, I don’t have anything to share with you.”