Defence minister ‘disturbed’ after Tomb of the Unknown Solider desecrated with flag – National
Defence Minister Anita Anand says she’s “disturbed” by pictures circulating on-line, wherein a person could be seen desecrating the Tomb of the Unknown Solider with a flag.
The flag, a mix of each the Canadian and American flags, could be seen unfold on high of the monument in downtown Ottawa in screengrabs circulated on Twitter that seem like from a since-deleted TikTok video.
The Tomb of the Unknown Solider commemorates all the Canadian warfare useless whose our bodies had been by no means recovered. The monument is a hallowed house within the nation’s capital, and marks the positioning of Ottawa’s annual Remembrance Day occasions.
“I’m disturbed by yesterday’s occasions on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,” Anand wrote in a tweet on Monday.
“The proper to protest is one thing these honoured on the Tomb sacrificed their lives for, nevertheless the desecration of this memorial is unacceptable and shameful.”
The screenshots of the desecration don’t present what’s being protested. Nevertheless, the Twitter consumer, who shared the pictures below the deal with @DisrespectedThe, claimed to be part of a TikTok livestream, and mentioned his pal was “honouring” the memorial.
I used to be honored to be part of a dwell video on TikTok with a pal of mine from Canada whereas he honored the tomb of the unknown soldier with an American and a Canadian flag. Completely spectacular! pic.twitter.com/abr0vHaapJ
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The Disrespected Trucker
This wasn’t the primary time the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been desecrated in current months.
Throughout the early days of the so-called “freedom convoy” protests, people could possibly be seen urinating in opposition to the Nationwide Struggle Memorial and a lady danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The girl was later recognized, however was not criminally charged.
It’s unclear whether or not the boys seen desecrating the monument on Sunday had been affiliated with this protest.
