Christopher Sura Johnson pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving and assault with a weapon in connection with a Dec. 3, 2023, altercation at the B.C. legislature that was caught on video and shared on social media
A man accused of driving his car toward a person attending a pro-Palestine rally last December pleaded not guilty to two charges Wednesday as his trial began in B.C. Supreme Court.
A witness to the incident, Ali Abou Said, testified he was at the legislature for the rally when he heard a man in a vehicle on Menzies, who he identified as Johnson, yelling insults at a couple, calling them “terrorist supporters.” The interaction was captured on video and Johnson can be heard telling Abou Said, a Palestinian man who grew up in Lebanon, to go back to Jordan. He can also be heard saying that what he did is what Palestinians do to Jewish people in Palestine.
Videos played in court showed Babili, wearing an orange, high-visibility jacket, crossing Menzies toward the legislature.
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