$16.5M settlement reached over mass arrests at G20 summit in Toronto

A $16.5 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over mass arrests at the G20 summit in Toronto in 2010.

The settlement comes after years of court proceedings and negotiations between the Toronto Police Services Board and representatives for those arrested.

Many public demonstrations were organized during the summit to address issues like climate change, globalization, and poverty.

Thousands demonstrated peacefully, but some protests were accompanied by deliberate vandalism.

Police reacted by encircling large groups of hundreds of protesters in several locations downtown with cordons of riot police and holding them for hours.

More than 1,000 people were arrested or detained in what was later described as one of the worst violations of civil liberties in Canadian history.

Under the settlement, those arrested will each be entitled to compensation between $5,000 and $24,700, depending on their experiences.

The deal also includes a public acknowledgment by police regarding the mass arrests and the conditions in which protestors where detained.

Those who were wrongfully arrested will also have their police records expunged.