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A Montreal resident has been accused of making death threats against Trudeau

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RCMP have charged a 30-year-old Montreal man after threatening to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a social media post.

Defendant Paul Clarissou will appear in court in Montreal on Wednesday

Peter Zimonjic · CBC News ·
A man in a black overcoat walks past a stone wall.
A man will appear in a Montreal court on Wednesday on charges of intimidation after threatening to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a social media post. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

RCMP have charged a 30-year-old Montreal man after threatening to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a social media post.

Paul Clarisso was charged with threatening the Prime Minister after making a statement on his X account (formerly Twitter).

“The RCMP takes seriously any threat to a person's sense of safety. Statements of violence will not be tolerated,” the RCMP said in a statement. “Offenders may face criminal charges that include significant penalties.”

The force said on Jan. 31 that the charges were laid after a brief investigation by the RCMP's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.

Clarisso will appear in a Montreal court on Wednesday to face the charges.

The Prime Minister's Office said it does not comment on security issues related to the Prime Minister.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Peter Zimonjic is a senior writer for CBC News. He has worked as a reporter and columnist for the Daily Mail, Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph in London, England, and for Sun Media and the Ottawa Citizen in Canada. He is the author of Into The Darkness: An Account of 7/7, published by Random House.

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