US Edition‘Free Palestine’ Banner Hung on B.C. Legislature Sets Off Probe of ‘Security Breach’
The banner, removed shortly after discovery, sparked a police and internal probe into an external security breach amid ongoing protests related to the Israeli war in Gaza.
- On Aug. 14, 2025, officials at the British Columbia Parliament Buildings began investigating after a FREE PALESTINE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS banner appeared overnight on the facade.
- The unauthorized banner was hung high above the legislature entrance overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, amid recent protests on the grounds related to the Israeli war in Gaza.
- The Office of the Clerk said the breach was `being taken very seriously` with a full internal investigation, and the Victoria Police Department is also investigating.
- On Thursday morning, the banner calling for a free Palestine and economic sanctions was removed shortly after discovery, but motorists and others saw it beforehand.
- The Office of the Clerk said there was no unauthorized entry into the British Columbia Legislature and authorities have not disclosed how the banner was affixed so high.
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'Free Palestine' banner hung on B.C. legislature sets off probe of 'security breach' – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — A protest banner hung on the outside facade of the British Columbia legislature has set off a police probe and an investigation by the clerk’s office into the “external security breach.” A statement from the Office of the Clerk says the banner was put up overnight between Aug. 13 and Aug. 14 and the security breach was “being taken very seriously” with a full internal investigation underway. The banner, reading “Free Palestine Economi…
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