No charges after U.S. flag draped over Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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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. Zehaf-Bibeau ran into Centre Block where he was shot and killed in a shootout with Parliament security personnel.There have been 17 reported incidents of desecration at the National War Memorial in the past five years, according to a report on the protection of monuments devoted to veterans which was submitted by the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs to the House of Commons in June.

But the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs recommended that prison sentences and fines not become the main consequence for those caught desecrating monuments. “The committee believes that alternative dispute resolution mechanisms would more likely have a positive impact in terms of both deterrence and awareness,” the report read.

 

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