BLM activists who dumped Edward Colston statue into Bristol harbour cleared of criminal damage
Telegraph, 06 Jan 2022
Activists who tore down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it into a harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest have been cleared of criminal damage.
The memorial to the 17th century merchant was toppled during a march in June 2020, before being dragged and rolled 500m and dumped in the water in Bristol.
It became a defining moment of the wave of protests seen around the world in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the US, and was even mentioned at Mr Floyd's funeral.
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The memorial to the 17th century merchant was toppled during a march in June 2020, before being dragged and rolled 500m and dumped in the water in Bristol.
It became a defining moment of the wave of protests seen around the world in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the US, and was even mentioned at Mr Floyd's funeral.
Read more on this story: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/05/blm-activists-dumped-edward-colston-statue-bristol-harbour-cleared/
#edwardcolston #statue #bristol #trial #cleared
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