Crown prosecutors have approved 61 charges against 25 suspected Stanley Cup rioters, Vancouver police announced Wednesday.
Integrated Riot Investigation Team Insp. Les Yeo said in a media release that the first approved charges represent just the beginning.
“We will continue to work closely with the special prosecution team as even more charges are expected in the coming days and week,” he said.
The 61 charges stem for the initial batch of 163 charges that Vancouver police recommended to Crown at the end of October.
Prosecutors are still sifting through the first batch of charges, but Vancouver police are already planning to forward a second batch to Crown “in the coming weeks.”
All of the accused rioters – between the ages of 17 and 33 – face charges of participating in a riot, along with lesser charges like arson, break and enter, assault, and mischief.
Local news from metronews.ca/vancouver
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