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MONTREAL — The activist daughter of a Quebec politician,facing charges following disruptive protests and vandalism, willspend the weekend behind bars. Yalda Machouf-Khadir faces 11 charges in connection with differentevents — including break and enter, conspiracy, mischief,assaulting a police officer and assaulting a news photographer. The 19-year-old daughter of Amir Khadir, the sole elected member ofthe left-wing party Quebec solidaire, looked bored as she leanedagainst the prisoners" dock, resting her head in her hands. The Crown objected to her release and to the release of all but oneof the people arrested this week for similar activities, so theywill spend the weekend in jail until bail hearings Monday. The charges against Machouf-Khadir stem mainly from vandalism atthe offices of former education minister Line Beauchamp, and from aseparate case at Universite de Montreal.
Also charged on Friday were Xavier Beauchamp, 20; Simon Langlois,32; Zachary Daoust, 22 and Andrea Pilote, 22. All five have pleadednot guilty. Defence lawyers questioned the timing of the arrests and themulti-day detention — which means most will remain behindbars until after the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal this weekend.Protesters have promised to disrupt the high-profile event —considered the biggest and most lucrative annual tourist event inCanada. "It"s part of a spectacle orchestrated by the Montrealpolice," said lawyer Denis Poitras, noting thatMachouf-Khadir checks in with police every Monday as part of aprevious bail condition when she was recently arrested afterstudents stopped traffic on Montreal"s Jacques CartierBridge. "If they wanted to arrest her before, they could have easilydone so.
We understand that the arrest had everything to do withsending a message before the Grand Prix this weekend." The police force wanted to send a message, Poitras said. The Crowndid not comment on Friday. Montreal police have denied the arrestswere timed with the F1 weekend activities. "There are charges of assault and mischief," Poitrasnoted. "The accusations aren"t banal as is, but whenthe weapon is a stick from a (protest) sign, that"s notexactly a baton." Student protests have been going on for well over 100 days.
Manypeople are also up in arms over Bill 78, a temporary law introducedby the Charest government that sets rules on protesting. Machouf-Khadir"s arrest came after her father was detainedand fined during a protest declared illegal by police in QuebecCity on Tuesday. While Amir Khadir was not present Friday his wife, Nima Machouf,was there with a few dozen supporters. Machouf acknowledged reporters Friday but didn"t speak tothem. She had told media a day earlier that she was worried herdaughter"s arrest came with the territory when one wasinvolved in such a "resistance." Amir Khadir has been one of the most outspoken critics of Bill 78and the clan"s downtown Montreal home has a sign on the frontbalcony that reads: "When injustice becomes the law,resistance becomes a duty.". I am Home & Garden writer, reports some information about huge martini glass , happy bunny clothing.
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