Charge against Calgary pro-Palestine protester stayed as debate rages over chant
CALGARY — Prosecutors have stayed a charge against a man who was arrested in Calgary after he repeatedly used a phrase heard at pro-Palestinian rallies across the country, as a debate rages over the contentious chant. Police charged Wesam Cooley, also known as Wesam Khalid, earlier this month...
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Prosecutors have stayed a charge against a man who was arrested in Calgary after he repeatedly used a phrase heard at pro-Palestinian rallies across the country, as a debate rages over the contentious chant.
Police charged Wesam Cooley, also known as Wesam Khalid, earlier this month with causing a disturbance. A hate motivation was applied
“The ACPS determined there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction on the charge laid. As this matter did not meet the ACPS threshold for prosecution, the matter was stayed.”
Cooley’s lawyer, Zachary Al-Khatib, said earlier this week that it appeared his client was arrested for chanting “from the river to the sea, Palestinians will be free.”
He said there’s nothing hateful about calling for freedom and equality for Palestinians from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River.
“stay" 不是“drop”,但是显然决定目前不起诉