Groups condemn Benschop, Kissoon detention

The WPA, the GTUC and ACDA have voiced support for Mark Benschop and Freddie Kissoon’s efforts to highlight the dangers posed by the overflowing city landfill, while condemning their arrest and detention as acts of intimidation.

The charges against the two men stemmed from a protest outside the Cemetery Road, East La Penitence entrance to the landfill,