Canada’s Trudeau says India made a ‘horrific mistake’ by interfering

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in public hearings for an independent commission probing alleged foreign interference in Canadian elections in Ottawa

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said India made “a horrific mistake” by thinking it could interfere as aggressively as it did in Canada’s sovereignty.

Trudeau made his comments to a probe into foreign interference two days after Canada kicked out six Indian diplomats, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren)