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Twelve people out of 26 have had their charges from a Halifax demonstration last August withdrawn or dismissed. Another three people's cases have been sent to restorative justice.
Carmel Farahbakhsh says that when she headed to a Halifax demonstration last August to protest the city s decision to tear down temporary housing for the homeless, she was expecting to peacefully make her point. Instead, the 29-year-old said she was shoved into a police vehicle, suffered a concussion and was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction.