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After Mock Guillotine Execution of Quebec Labour Minister, Police Searching for 3 Men
Police say a video shows three men using a guillotine prop to decapitate a puppet of Quebec labour minister Jean Boulet during a May Day demonstration.
- Montreal police are asking the public for help identifying three people of interest connected to the May 2 simulated public execution of Quebec labour minister Jean Boulet at Place des Festivals.
- Alliance Ouvri described the mock decapitation as a "symbolic performance" aimed at expressing anger toward political and economic elites, citing Boulet's role in allowing Amazon to lay off over 4,500 workers.
- SPVM investigators seek a man about 30 wearing a black hooded sweatshirt featuring a wolf's head, a man in his 40s in a denim jacket, and a mustachioed man about 30 in a dark coat.
- Chantal Rouleau, Quebec's minister responsible for social solidarity, told The Canadian Press that while protests are permitted, "this particular act is despicable." Quebec Premier Christine denounced violence and threats.
- Anyone with information or footage is asked by the SPVM to call 911 or contact Info-Crime Montr, which accepts anonymous and confidential reports to assist the investigation.
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3 Men Sought by Police Over Mock Execution of Quebec Labour Minister
Montreal police are seeking three suspects after a video circulated online showing a mock beheading of an effigy of Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet during a May Day protest. A May Day demonstration was taking place at Montreal’s Place des Festivals when three men decapitated the effigy using a guillotine. Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the three men shown conducting the mock execution, which occurred at around 2:30 p.m. o…
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A cardboard puppet with its effigy had been guillotined during a demonstration on 2 May.
·Montreal, Canada
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
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C 30%
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