Xahra Saleem took money from a fundraising page set up after Edward Colton's statue was pulled down.
An organiser of a Black Lives Matter protest has admitted taking money from a fundraising page set up before the toppling of Edward Colston's statue.in response to the murder of George Floyd by police in the USSaleem admitted one count of fraud at Bristol Crown Court on 19 September.Edward Colston's was torn down in Bristol in 2020 during anti-racism protests which had taken place across the UK.
In the days leading up to the protest, Saleem organised a fundraising page for personal protective equipment to legally facilitate the march held during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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