US EditionMan Who Drove at Pro-Palestinian Protester in Victoria Sentenced to 1 Year in Jail
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Man who drove at pro-Palestinian protester in Victoria sentenced to 1 year in jail
The man who intentionally drove his car towards a pro-Palestinian protester at the B.C. legislature in 2023 has been sentenced to one year in jail, as well as a 10-year driving ban. The incident occurred on Dec. 3, 2023 when Christopher Sura Johnson got into a heated exchange with protesters outside the legislature. Video showed the moment Johnson accelerated towards one of the protesters in his car, with the person needing to jump out of the wa…
The court sentenced Saba Jikia to 4 years and 6 months in prison. The decision was made by Judge Tamar Mchedlishvili, which was followed by protests from those sitting in the hall. They call the case politically motivated. Saba Jikia, who has served 19 years in prison, was accused by the prosecutor's office of assaulting a police officer. According to the charges, he physically assaulted an employee of the Special Tasks Department during a prote…
19-Year-Old Protester Saba Jikia Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Jail Over ‘Assaulting’ Police - Civil Georgia
Saba Jikia, a 19-year-old protester detained during the early weeks of ongoing protests, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison on charges of assaulting a police officer. Judge Tamar Mchedlishvili delivered the verdict on July 10, during a hearing with limited media coverage, just weeks after new restrictions on courtroom recording took effect. “I have to spend my youth in prison,” Jikia told the court in his final remarks, as quot…
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