'The pressure will only grow': Three protesters detained in downtown TPS division released

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'The pressure will only grow': Three protesters detained in downtown TPS division released
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Three protesters accused of pouring paint on statues in Toronto have been released from custody

A group of 40 or so demonstrators gathered around a statue of Egerton Ryerson on the Ryerson University campus Saturday, and later around a statue of John A. Macdonald at Queen’s Park.Three people charged in Toronto Black Lives Matter protest, several statues defaced

Rodney Diverlus, co-founder of Black Lives Matter - Toronto, said Sunday that the paint was little different than the damage the Egerton statue sustains each year when Ryerson’s engineering students pepper it with stickers as part of frosh activities. Hours later, the three accused had not yet been released, prompting a large crowd to gather outside Toronto police 52 Division demanding they be let out.

Coun. Josh Matlow joined the crowd outside the division and said he witnessed police block Gebresellassi from entering to be with her client several times.

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