Charges dropped again for London doctor who sprayed ketchup on MP's office
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The Crown has dropped mischief charges for a second time against a London, Ont., doctor accused of spraying ketchup on the office of a local MP during a 2024 protest.
Police first announced the charges in November 2024, days after Dr. Tarek Loubani told CBC News he was responsible for covering the office of London North Centre Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos in ketchup.
"I did it. I sprayed ketchup on Fragiskatos's office," Loubani had said. "The ketchup is a totem, a representation of the blood that is on Fragiskatos's hands."
Loubani said the act was meant to protest the federal government’s refusal to call for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza. He was charged with mischief under $5,000.
The 2024 incident was a repeat of a similar incident in November 2023. Loubani returned to Fragiskatos's office hours after the initial charge was dropped, saying he was continuing to advocate for people being killed in Gaza.
Loubani is an emergency room physician and vocal advocate for the Palestinian people. In 2018, he was reportedly shot in the leg while delivering emergency medicine to protestors on the Gaza Strip.
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