TORONTO, Ontario, Canada—The US based pro-freedom Sikh outfit ‘Sikhs for Justice’ has lodged a defamation case against the Indian government for leveling allegations on SFJ of being a supporter of terrorism and working on the directions of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The move has come in a quick reaction to the India’s step of banning the ‘Sikhs for Justice’.
The SFJ has also sued a mainstream media outlet in this case and has demanded one million dollar penalty charge.
This lawsuit has been filed in the Superior Court of Justice, situated in the Toronto city of Canada’s Ontario province. A firm of lawyers named ‘Stockwoods LLP Barristers’ will represent the SFJ in the Court.
Attorney Nadir R. Hassan has said that the Indian government’s statements against the SFJ were extremely defamatory as the SFJ is a respectable human rights body.
On July 10, the Indian government had imposed ban on the US based pro-freedom Sikh outfit ‘Sikhs for Justice’ (SFJ) which has been campaigning for a referendum in Punjab in 2020. The Twitter account of SFJ’s legal advisor Gurpatwant Singh Pannu has been also suspended on the request of Indian government.
