The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Friday summoned Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on February 5 and sought an explanation over violation of the oath he took while seeking asylum in Canada.
According to a private TV channel, RCMP said Qadri violated the oath stating that he was not allowed to enter the country he had sought asylum from.
The channel said Qadri had sought Canadian asylum under the name of Abdul Shakoor Qadri in 2008, fearing threats to his life from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan after he met the Danish cartoonist responsible for making blasphemous caricatures of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Qadri had filed the request along with his son Hussain Mohiuddin through his lawyer Mendel Green.
On October 17, 2009, his asylum application was accepted, while he was issued the Canadian passport about six months ago.
The MQI chief has also been receiving welfare funds from the Canadian government, citing health issues.
Qadri, who led a five-day-long march in Islamabad that concluded on Thursday evening, is currently in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Qadri returned to Lahore on Friday following his agreement with the government.
QADRI CLAIMS MARCH SUCCESSFUL:
Talking to reporters, Dr Qadri said the long march had been successful and congratulated the entire nation.
He said if the agreement signed with the government was not implemented, they reserved the right to take extreme measures.
The sit-in was ended by Qadri after an agreement was reached with the government on Thursday night. The agreement has been named “Islamabad Long March Declaration”.
A private news channel reported that Dr Qadri was leaving for Dubai on January 27 at 9am.
The date was set for holding a meeting in Lahore between the government team that signed the long march agreement and Qadri for taking up the matter of Election Commission’s reconstitution.