The Los Angeles city attorney’s office will not file criminal charges against the vast majority of protesters arrested at UCLA and USC during last year’s mass demonstrations over the war in Gaza, according to a written statement released Friday.
City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto said that while her office received more than 300 referrals from arrests made during last spring’s demonstrations at both campuses, only two people would be charged.
Three others will be referred to informal prosecutorial proceedings.
“Most of these cases were declined for evidentiary reasons or due to a university’s failure or inability to assist in identification or other information needed for prosecution,” the statement from her office reads.
The two suspects facing criminal charges were identified as Edan On and Matthew Katz. More here
