Montreal man charged with threats to kill Canadian PM Trudeau - 2024-02-07

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian police have charged a Montreal man with X, who threatened to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in former Twitter posts, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Wednesday.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with threats and will appear in a Montreal court on Wednesday, the RCMP said in a statement. The charge carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison.

RCMP said the charges were laid on Jan. 31 after a brief investigation into the man's “threatening comments,” but did not provide details.

Trudeau's office said it would not comment on the prime minister's security.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa Editing by Franklin Paul)

Montreal man charged with threats to kill Canadian PM Trudeau – 2024-02-07

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