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Tension between police and demonstrators during Yonge St. march for Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell to her death last year in presence of police
A march to commemorate the first anniversary of Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s death in the presence of Toronto police officers turned tense Monday after police arrested one of the protest marshals and at least two other people. It was not clear why the woman — who was one of several marshals corralling the marchers — was arrested. The arrest drew angry reactions from many of the demonstrators and led to some small clashes between demonstrators and police. Once those who had been arrested were released the march resumed, continuing south on Yonge and wrapping up at Yonge-Dundas Square. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...On Monday, the lawyer representing Korchinski-Paquet’s family, Jason Bogle, said the OIPRD will be reviewing both the conduct of the officers who were on the scene when Korchinski-Paquet died, as well as Toronto police’s overall policies.
Source: thestar May 24, 2021 19:03 UTC
