Spy agency alerted investigators in December about risk of being used to facilitate repression and harassment in Canada
In December, the spy agency and the RCMP published an alert to private investigators, saying they could be leveraged by some countries to 'facilitate repression and harassment activities in Canada .'The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is warning private investigators in Canada to guard against working for hostile foreign states such as China to help locate and harass people in this country.
She said CSIS told her private investigators are being hired to investigate and locate wealthy Chinese people in Canada, often in the 30-plus age group. This information is then turned over to Chinese authorities, Ms. Johnson said. CSIS spokesman Eric Balsam said in a statement that the agency tries to raise awareness about national security threats and help various communities fight foreign interference. “When individuals in Canada are subjected to such tactics by foreign states seeking to gather support for or mute criticism of their policies, these activities constitute a threat to Canada’s sovereignty and to the safety of Canadians.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning in April that countries such as China and Iran have resorted to using private investigators to conduct surveillance on dissidents and that several criminal cases have been brought by federal prosecutors involving their use.
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