{"id":29616,"date":"2025-07-09T05:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=29616"},"modified":"2025-07-09T05:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:48:13","slug":"canadian-armed-forces-members-plotted-anti-government-militia-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/07\/09\/canadian-armed-forces-members-plotted-anti-government-militia-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Armed Forces members plotted ‘anti-government militia’, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Four men, including two members of the Canadian Armed Forces, are facing charges in Canada over an alleged plot to create an “anti-government militia” and “forcibly” seize land, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) says.<\/b><\/p>\n

Police say three of the suspects took part in military-style training, shooting exercises and scouting operations in the Qu\u00e9bec City area as part of their alleged plot.<\/p>\n

The group are also alleged to have stored explosive devices, dozens of firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition, all of which were seized by the RCMP.<\/p>\n

All four have been arrested and are due to appear in Qu\u00e9bec City court on Tuesday, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The men charged include Marc-Aur\u00e8le Chabot, 24, and Rapha\u00ebl Lagac\u00e9, 25, both from Qu\u00e9bec City, as well as Simon Angers-Audet, 24, of Neuville.<\/p>\n

The trio are accused of taking “concrete actions to facilitate terrorist activity,” the RCMP said in its news release.<\/p>\n

A fourth man, 33-year-old Matthew Forbes of Pont-Rouge – a town nearly 28 miles (45km) west of Qu\u00e9bec City – was also charged in relation to the alleged plot. He was accused of possessing firearms, some of which are prohibited in Canada, as well as explosives.<\/p>\n

Police said a search conducted in January 2024 led to the seizure of 16 explosive devices, 83 firearms and accessories, nearly 11,000 rounds of ammunition and around 130 magazines. Night-vision goggles and military equipment were also found.<\/p>\n

The RCMP did not specify what the suspects’ alleged motives were, but said the group had intended to “forcibly take possession of land in the Qu\u00e9bec City area”.<\/p>\n

Police added that one of the suspects had created an Instagram account “with the aim of recruiting new members to the anti-government militia.”<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Canadian Armed Forces confirmed that two of their active members were among the four that were arrested and charged, though they did not name them.<\/p>\n

“The Canadian Armed Forces is taking these allegations very seriously and has fully participated in the investigation,” it said.<\/p>\n

The arrests come amid pressure on the Canadian military to combat extremism within its own ranks.<\/p>\n

A 2022 report from the military’s advisory panel on systemic racism and discrimination found that the number of army members with ties to extremist groups was on the rise.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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