LONDON, Ont. — A mischief charge against a doctor who squirted ketchup on the London, Ont., office of a member of Parliament last year has been dropped.

The lawyers representing Tarek Loubani, a local physician and activist, said the Crown withdrew the charge after determining it was “not in the public interest” to proceed with the prosecution.

Arash Ghiassi and Riaz Sayani said in a statement that Loubani’s actions were not a crime but rather part of his constitutional right to protest against an elected official — in this case, Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos.

Earlier in the day, Tarek Loubani had a mischief charge dropped for doing the same actions in a 2023 protest{ai:summary}<p>A mischief charge against Dr. Tarek Loubani, who squirted ketchup on the office of MP Peter Fragiskatos in London, Ont., has been dropped. The Crown concluded that pursuing the case was not in the public interest, viewing Loubani's actions as a form of protest.</p><p>Loubani's lawyers stated that his actions were an exercise of his constitutional rights. #politics</p>

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