B.C. resident charged with hate crime for alleged threats against people in Democratic Republic of Congo

A probe by the RCMP’s international investigations section into videos that allegedly threatened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in charges against a man living in Kelowna, B.C.

Mounties say the man from Australia faces a charge of wilful promotion of hatred, after a complaint was received by Canada’s War Crimes Program within the Justice Department.

Police say the complaint related to videos circulating online where a man was alleged to have uttered threats toward people living in