Ottawa police lay charges against pro-Palestinian demonstrators during weekend rallies [Video]

Three people were arrested during pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Ottawa this weekend.

On Saturday evening, police said two people were arrested during a weekly rally organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement. One man was taken into custody after interfering with the group demonstrating and a woman was arrested for assaulting a police officer following “repeated non-compliance orders from officers.”

Demonstrators tell CTV News the man was not part of the pro-Palestinian rally.

In a news release, police said they also arrested a 29-year-old woman on Sunday morning in relation to a demonstration earlier this week that led to four arrests.

Organizers for the Palestinian Youth Movement say the woman was one of their members who was protesting the arrest of a demonstrator during Saturday’s rally.

She was charged with two counts of public mischief, obstruction of police, counsel an uncommitted indictable offence of mischief and unlawful assembly. She will appear in court on Monday.

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