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Journalist faces death threats from mayoral candidate

19:16 Nov 28 2014 Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada

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Journalist Mohsin Abbas has faced death threats from Mississauga mayoral candidate Riazuddin Choudhry, who was then arrested. Abbas had written an article detailing how Choudhry's apparently falsified credentials and poor tactics caused him to lose votes. Shortly after the article's publication, Abbas began receiving emails and phone calls threatening his life if the article was not taken down. After attempting to evade police in his car, Choudhry has arrested and charged with "dangerous operation and uttering death threats."
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