A COVID-denier accused of violating the Quarantine Act after returning from a Flat Earth conference last year has had his lawsuit against the B.C. government and New Westminster Police Department dismissed.
Makhan sa国际传媒淢aksa国际传媒� Singh Parhar of New Westminster, 47, was charged with three counts under section 71 of the Quarantine Act for allegedly breaking his mandatory 14-day self-isolation on Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and Nov.2, 2020.
According to posts on his Facebook page, Parhar was in the United States to attend an event called Flatoberfest 2020 in Greenville, South Carolina on Oct. 24. The event, which is described on its website as sa国际传媒渁n interactive conference for alternative cosmology enthusiasts,sa国际传媒� was attended by sa国际传媒渃lose to 400 peoplesa国际传媒� according to a video posted to Parharsa国际传媒檚 Facebook page.
New Westminster police arrested Parhar on Nov. 2, alleging that, despite being reminded of federal legislation requiring travelers to self-isolate under the Quarantine Act and receiving a violation ticket, Parhar refused to comply and continued leaving his residence.
A video shot at an anti-mask rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Nov. 1 and shows him speaking to the crowd about his recent trip and his refusal to sign a sa国际传媒渜uarantinesa国际传媒� form at customs or abide by orders to self-isolate.
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After several court appearances in the months since, his trial is now scheduled to begin July 29, 2021.
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Parhar indicated he filed his proceeding in court because he needed access to a courthouse, a courtroom and a judge in order to sa国际传媒渙pen upsa国际传媒� the Parhar Court.
In his , Justice Murray B. Blok dismissed Parharsa国际传媒檚 suit, calling it sa国际传媒減atently absurd and nonsensical,sa国际传媒� adding sa国际传媒渋t is difficult to understand how anyone could come to believe any of its concepts.sa国际传媒�
Blok said he is not without sympathy for Parhar.
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Blok ordered Parhar pay the defendantssa国际传媒� court costs in the amount of $750.
Parhar, who previously owned and ran Bikram Yoga Delta on Scott Road, had his business licence suspended by City of Delta bylaw inspectors in March of 2020 after he refused to voluntarily cancel classes at the hot yoga studio in spite of public health orders issued by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Parhar erroneously claimed in an email to clients that the novel coronavirus sa国际传媒渃annot survive in the heatsa国际传媒� in the studio. His claims made the rounds on social media, sparking outrage among many North Delta residents and numerous complaints to the citysa国际传媒檚 bylaw enforcement department.
The business has since closed permanently.
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