2 more charged in Toronto wilful promotion of hatred probe
Toronto police have charged two additional individuals in connection with a March demonstration where antisemitic signs were displayed. This brings the total number of people charged in the investigation to eight, with all suspects facing counts of public incitement of hatred.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing legal and social tensions regarding hate speech and public protests in Canada.
Toronto police say they’ve charged two more suspects in connection with an investigation into the wilful promotion of hatred.
They say the arrests follow a March 15 demonstration, near Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West in North York.
Investigators say demonstrators and counter-demonstrators attended that rally at around 1:15 p.m. that day.
Police say that morning, the accused retrieved antisemitic signs from a storage locker.
“Latter that afternoon, (they) attended the demonstration with other protestors and displayed antisemitic signs in full view of the public and a group of pro-Israeli demonstrators situated across the street,” Toronto Police Service said in a news release.
The accused then allegedly marched with the signs toward the group of pro-Israeli supporters while “shouting derogatory slurs.”
In April, police announced that Muhammad Anas Sial, 33, of Toronto, has been charged with public incitement of hatred and wilful promotion of hatred.
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