Rights Advocacy Group Unassuaged by Foreign Interference Commissioner’s Proposed Protections

Published on January 30, 2024

A human rights group involved in the public inquiry into foreign interference said that the security measures proposed by the commissioner did not ease their concerns about several politicians accused of links to the Chinese regime having the right to cross-examine witnesses during the hearing. “I don’t want to be questioned or examined by those people who are allegedly linked to Chinese Communist Party [CCP],” Mehmet Tohti, executive director of the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP), told The Epoch Times on Jan. 30. “That is a principled stand. It is not about my safety and security,” he added. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue has granted two politicians the power to cross-examine witnesses during the public inquiry. This includes Han Dong, former Liberal MP now sitting as an independent for the Don Valley North riding in Ontario, and Michael Chan, former Ontario cabinet minister now serving as the deputy mayor of Markham, Ont. They are subjects of allegations related to Chinese interference. Both have denied any inappropriate ties to the Chinese regime and its consulate in Canada....

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