A Toronto man has been arrested and charged with publicly inciting hatred after a Brampton protest on Monday, Peel Regional Police say.
In a information launch on Thursday, police stated the protest was outdoors the Hindu Sabha Mandir on The Gore Highway.
Police deployed its public order unit to disperse the crowds that had gathered as tensions rose, police added.
The person, 57, was arrested and charged on Wednesday and has since been launched with situations. He is because of seem on the Brampton courthouse at a later date.
Police stated they investigated a number of offences that occurred in the course of the protest and lots of had been captured on video.
“In a single video, a person is captured utilizing a loudspeaker to incite violence, calling for teams to storm Sikh temples,” police stated within the launch.
Police have issued arrest warrants for a 24-year-old Kitchener, Ont. man and a 22-year-old man of no mounted tackle. Each males are needed for uttering threats to trigger dying or bodily hurt, conspiracy to commit assault with a weapon and conspiracy to commit mischief.
Police are urging the lads to hunt authorized counsel and give up to authorities.
“Peel Regional Police is dedicated to respecting a person’s proper to protest, as per the Canadian Constitution of Rights and Freedoms,” police stated within the launch.
“Any acts of violence, threats of violence or vandalism won’t be tolerated. We recognize the cooperation of those that remained peaceable throughout these occasions.”
A crowd gathers outdoors Hindu Sabha Mandir temple Sunday night, hours after a protest outdoors the temple prompted a police investigation.
A crowd gathers outdoors Hindu Sabha Mandir on Sunday night. (Britnei Bilhete/CBC)
Monday’s protest got here after a violent conflict on Sunday outdoors the identical temple.
Three males have been charged in that incident, which concerned violence between teams of protesters.
Police stated they’ve shaped what they name a strategic investigative crew to look into prison acts in the course of the Sunday and Monday protests.
Tensions in Brampton have elevated since Canada expelled six Indian diplomats final month for allegations that they used their positions to gather data on Canadians within the Sikh separatist motion.
