Rights Advocacy Group Not Reassured by Foreign Interference Commissioner’s Proposed Protections

Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue delivers opening remarks at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

A human rights group involved in the public inquiry into foreign interference says the commissioner’s proposed security measures have not eased its concerns about several politicians accused of links to the Chinese regime having the right to question witnesses.

“I don’t want to be questioned or examined by those people who are allegedly linked to the Chinese Communist Party [CCP],” Mehmet Tohti, executive director of the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP), told The Epoch Times on Jan. 30.