Fourth person arrested in connection with far-right counter-protest in Quebec City

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a counter-demonstration that was held alongside a protest by a far-right group inQuebec City in August.

On Thursday, Quebec City police arrested an 18-year-old man in Montreal. He was released under a promise to appear in court.

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Police say the suspectcould face four charges, including assault, assault causing bodily harm, theft as well as assault against a police officer.

The crimes are alleged to have taken place on Aug. 20thin downtown Quebec City, where counter-demonstrators descended upon a protest organized by the far-right group LaMeute.

The counter-demonstration was declared illegalwhen black-clad protestors jostled with authorities and threw projectiles at LaMeutemembers.

David Poitras, a spokesperson forQuebec City police, said the crimes are suspected of having occurredaround a high-rise buildingbehind the National Assembly.

That's where members of La Meutewere meeting in an underground parking lot before their protest, and ended up being pinned there whenthe counter-demonstration turned violent.

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The two assault charges were allegedly committed against citizens,Poitrassaid.

He added that police believethe suspect threw an object at a police officer on d'ArtignyStreet.The theft charge involves a garbage container on de la ChevrotireStreet.

Other suspect wanted

In September, two other men aged 19 and 20 were also arrested in connection with the counter-demonstration. They both face assault-related charges.

In addition to these arrests, activist Jaggi Singh was taken into custody during the protest and was eventually charged with obstruction of a peace officer and impersonation.

Singh pleaded not guilty and is expected back in Superior Court on Nov. 30.

Quebec City policesay theirinvestigation into the counter-demonstrationis still ongoing and are searching for other suspects involved in the protest.

Another person is wanted on charges of armed assault,concealment and arson, and is likely in the Montreal region, Poitrassaid.

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