The University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) has filed a request for an injunction against pro-Palestinian demonstrators who set up an encampment on its downtown campus a little over a week ago.
UQAM is asking the Superior Court of Quebec to prohibit demonstrators from setting up tents and any other equipment within three meters of campus buildings.
The institution also wants protesters to stop obstructing access to its campus, damaging surveillance cameras, engaging in vandalism and destroying university property.
UQAM says protesters pose a security risk by blocking a fire exit, being in possession of gasoline cans and iron bars, and potentially “overloading” the university’s electrical grid by using extension cords not permitted.
Since the encampment began on May 12, protesters have demanded that the university sever ties with Israeli institutions and reveal the extent of those relationships. They also asked the Quebec government to backtrack on the opening of the Quebec Office in Tel Aviv.
According to the request filed by UQAM, the interior courtyard of its scientific center would be occupied by approximately 40 tents.
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