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 mentioned the protest was exterior 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 mentioned they investigated a number of offences that occurred through the protest and lots of have 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 mentioned within the launch.
Police have issued arrest warrants for a 24-year-old Kitchener, Ont. man and a 22-year-old man of no fastened tackle. Each males are wished for uttering threats to trigger loss of life 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 mentioned within the launch.
“Any acts of violence, threats of violence or vandalism won’t be tolerated. We admire the cooperation of those that remained peaceable throughout these occasions.”
A crowd gathers exterior Hindu Sabha Mandir on Sunday night. (Britnei Bilhete/CBC)
Monday’s protest got here after a violent conflict on Sunday exterior the identical temple.
Three males have been charged in that incident, which concerned violence between teams of protesters.
Police mentioned they’ve shaped what they name a strategic investigative group to look into legal acts through 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.
