2024-04-30 12:49:26
McGill University asked police forces to intervene to dismantle the pro-Palestinian camp on its campus.
Published at 8:49 am Updated at 9:12 am
This is what the administration announced in an email sent to the media on Tuesday morning.
“This [lundi]at the end of the evening, realizing that there was no intention, the management of the University decided to take the last step included in its protocol, and requested the intervention of the police forces.
PHOTOS BY ALAIN ROBERGE, THE PRESS
“We informed the participants that the installation of this camp was not authorized and gave them the necessary time to collect their belongings and leave the premises,” says the University.
The Minister of Higher Education, Pascale Déry, is “in touch” with the University and is “closely monitoring” the situation. “We have just learned of McGill’s decision to contact the SPVM. We will let the police do their job,” said his press secretary, Simon Savignac.
“We know that the camp does not respect McGill policy. It is up to the university to make the decisions it deems necessary to ensure student safety and implement its policies,” he said.
On Monday, rumors spread within the camp about an impending dismantling.
“We are ready for any confrontation,” announced a spokesman for the demonstration, stating that the students were “ready to picket the strike”.
According to the University, the campers did not make any proposals aimed at “promoting the dialogue”.
She also claims to have watched videos where demonstrators make “obviously anti-Semitic statements”.
“I can say with certainty that there was no anti-Semitism, and I speak as a Jew,” replied an activist The Press Monday.
By Tommy Choinard, The Press
More details to come.
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