FBI tells Pannun not to travel until threat is resolved
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police warned him Tuesday about a new credible threat to his life. Neither agency provided details about the plot that was uncovered.
Pannun said FBI agents visited him last Thursday and advised him not to travel until the threat is resolved. The agents also told him to notify the FBI in advance of his plans if he traveled, he said.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police contacted Pannun by telephone Tuesday, according to his account. Messages seeking comment from both agencies were not immediately returned.
Pannun said the warning came under the terms of a U.S. “Duty to Warn” law. The law obligates U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to notify individuals when they discover credible and specific threats of murder, severe bodily harm or kidnapping.
Pannun serves as general counsel for Sikhs For Justice and is a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen.
The warnings come as a man from India faces sentencing later this year in connection with a 2023 death plot against Pannun.