Charges dropped for Trans Mountain protesters who rappelled off Iron Workers Memorial
Posted October 9, 2018 4:24 pm.
Last Updated October 9, 2018 4:29 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Activists who hung off the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge in the summer to protest the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will not face charges.
The BC Prosecution Service says charges against the 12 Greenpeace protesters were not approved as they did not satisfy requirements set out by Crown Counsel, which state that a prosecution must be in the public’s interest and there “must be a substantial likelihood of conviction based on the evidence gathered by the investigating agency.”
In a Facebook post, the environmental activists welcome the dropped charges, but say that “many defenders have faced or still face potential jail time for defending the land, water and climate from the damages the Trans Mountain pipeline would bring to it.”
The dozen activists hung off the bridge for more than 34 hours in July, blocking tanker traffic before being taken down by police.
