Protest Organiser Denies Fundraising Fraud Related to Bristol Statue Toppling

Protest Organiser Denies Fundraising Fraud Related to Bristol Statue Toppling
Xahra Saleem leaves Bristol Magistrates' Court on Jan. 3, 2023. PA
Owen Evans
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A woman alleged to have organised a protest that led to a statue being toppled into Bristol Harbour has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges relating to fundraising pages she allegedly set up in June 2020.

Xahra Saleem, 22, of Romford, east London, appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday accused of two counts of fraud by abuse of position.

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