Ottawa police say they will not lay charges against a man who was captured on social media with a U.S. flag draped over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
“The man was identified and spoken to,” the service said in a statement. “He showed remorse for the incident and police are confident that he will not repeat it. As no criminal charge was laid, we will not release further information, including his name.”
“The right to protest is something those honoured at the tomb sacrificed their lives for, however the desecration of this memorial is unacceptable and shameful,” she wrote. Stacey Barker, a historian at the Canadian War Museum, said that, although the National War Memorial has undergone changes since its inauguration in 1939, its intention remained the same. “It’s to honour those who served in war, those who died in war,” she said.
But after the Second World War and other conflicts, new inscriptions were added to the monument. It was rededicated and the words “in service to Canada,” were added to broaden its symbolism to encompass all of Canada’s war sacrifice. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added to the monument in 2000. Five of those desecration incidents occurred since the “Freedom Convoy” protests began in late January. During the protests, a woman danced atop the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and protesters urinated nearby. At the request of the City of Ottawa and the National Capital Commission, fences were erected around the National War Memorial, but protesters who described themselves as veterans removed them.
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