Iain Aspenlieder, a former City of Ottawa lawyer, will not serve additional jail time after defacing the National Holocaust Monument with red paint in June 2025. Justice Anne London-Weinstein sentenced him to five months for time served, stating his actions, while harmful, were politically motivated and not driven by hate. Aspenlieder will remain on probation for two years, barred from approaching Jewish or Israeli institutions and prohibited from possessing firearms. The case marks the first sentencing for this specific Criminal Code offense.
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