On Thursday, April 28, prominent anti-capitalist activist Jaggi Singh had his date in court at Toronto's Old City Hall. On this day, Jaggi Singh pleaded guilty to urging people to take down the $5-million G20 summit fence erected in downtown Toronto in June 2010. He was officially charged with "counselling to commit mischief over $5,000." In this exclusive interview with journalist Carmelle Wolfson, Jaggi speaks about his charges, the plea entered and the criminalization of dissent in Canada.
Interview recorded by Carmelle Wolfson. First aired on CKLN 88.1 FM during Friday Word of Mouth News (Friday May 6 at 6 pm).
For more info on this case, follow: Carmelle Wolfson at rabble.ca and the Toronto Media Coop at toronto.mediacoop.ca