A B.C. man accused of injuring a police officer at a protest involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Vancouver has been charged and launched.
Jakub Jerzy Markiewicz is dealing with prices of assaulting a peace officer, assaulting a peace officer inflicting bodily hurt and resisting or obstructing a peace officer.
The fees stem from a protest outdoors a cocktail bar in Chinatown on Tuesday night time, which Trudeau was attending on private time.
A crowd of as much as 250 folks had descended on the venue calling for a ceasefire within the Israel-Hamas battle, with some protesters coming into the bar and confronting the prime minister immediately.
Vancouver police deployed 100 officers to the scene, and allege one officer was punched and had her eyes gouged.
Earlier within the night, protesters had confronted Trudeau whereas he dined at Vij’s restaurant in Vancouver.
Markiewicz, who identifies himself as a “photo-journalist, marriage ceremony photographer, and artist,” didn’t reply to an electronic mail or reply the intercom when World Information attended the Coquitlam housing coop listed as his present handle.
At a Friday media occasion, Trudeau was requested in regards to the incidents, and whether or not he had considerations in regards to the stage of anger over the Gaza battle.
“We discover ourselves in a second the place the depth of the feelings, of the worry, of the grief persons are going via is having Canadians overlook somewhat bit about who we’re,” Trudeau stated.
“We aren’t a rustic the place Canadians needs to be fearful of different Canadians. We’re a kind of locations on the earth the place range has been a supply of richness, of depth, of energy for our nation. And I feel all of us need to commit ourselves daily to pay attention to one another and have compassion for one another.”
Markiewicz was launched on a number of situations, together with not attending any demonstrations or protests, not coming into the Metropolis of Vancouver except to attend a court docket look or with court docket permission and never possessing any weapons.
He’s due again in court docket on Dec. 6.
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