Felix Bradley, left, and Harar V.A. Hall pose for a photograph following a court appearance after being charged for conducting a pro-Palestine sit-in at a Scotiabank, in Montreal on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Pro-Palestinian protesters in court after arrest for Montreal Scotiabank sit-in
Apr 14, 2026 | 12:40 PM
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MONTREAL —
Pro-Palestinian protesters are in Montreal municipal court for a Charter challenge to their April 2024 arrests on mischief charges inside a Scotiabank branch.
Montreal police had arrested 44 people participating in a sit-in to demand the bank divest from Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd., with charges later dropped against 30 people.
Barbara Bedont, a lawyer representing the remaining 14 protesters facing charges, says her clients were unlawfully detained and police did not read them their rights.
