ASIRT says use of force by officers who took down a protester who allegedly spat at them was reasonable

Four Calgary police officers have been cleared in the investigation that they assaulted a youth during a pro-Palestine rally in November 2023.

The report was shared by the province’s serious incident response team (ASIRT) on Thursday and detailed the events that took place during the rally on Nov. 19, 2023. The team interviewed the youth involved, his father, two of the officers involved in the alleged assault and one witnessing officer and perused 50 social media videos related to the incident.

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During the rally, the youth had broken away, along with a large group of people to block the intersection of 4th Avenue S.E. and MacLeod Trail. Standing at the front of th

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