(Montreal) Two Chinese community groups in the Montreal area intend to sue the RCMP if it does not apologize for alleging that they sheltered secret “police stations” of the Chinese government.
In a lawyer’s letter sent today to the federal police by the Chinese Family Service of Greater Montreal and the Center Sino-Québec de la Rive-Sud, the groups also claim 2.5 million in alleged damages.
The RCMP said in March it was investigating allegations that Chinese government officials operating at both groups’ facilities intimidated and harassed members of Montreal’s Chinese community.
In the attorney’s letter, the groups call the allegations false and defamatory.
The groups say they have lost government funding, which has forced them to cut services including French-language education and support for victims of domestic violence.
The RCMP declined to comment on the threat of prosecution, but said the investigation was continuing.