4 men accused of intimidating staff after incident at MP constituency office

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Four men are in custody after protesters allegedly barged into an MP’s office in April.

Police say the four accused were taking part in the protest near Keele St. and Lawrence Ave. W. when, just before 7:15 p.m., they allegedly forced their way into the office wearing masks and intimidated staff members.

Police arrested Nadeem Talaat, 26, of Toronto, on Wednesday with forcible entry, mischief, unlawful assembly and unlawful assembly while masked to conceal their identity.

Adam Kheireddine, 21, Issam Deeb, 41, and Mohammed Alshalalfeh, 28 — all of Toronto — were arrested Friday and face the same charges.

The protest coincided with a number of anti-Israel demonstrations organized for that day, including rallies outside of the offices of Waterloo MP Bardish Chagger and Oakville East MP Anita Anand.

Those protests were organized to coincide with the April 28 federal election.

While Toronto Police insist the incident occurred at Keele and Lawrence, they refused to confirm to the Toronto Sun which MP’s office it occurred at.

Keele and Lawrence is located within the federal riding of York South–Weston–Etobicoke, but MP Ahmed Hussen’s constituency office is several kilometres west on Weston Rd.

Anybody with information is asked to call police at 416-808-3500 or Crime Stoppers.

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