The casket of Abdirahman Abdi, a mentally ill black man who died following his arrest by police, is carried from the Ottawa Mosque after his funeral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
OTTAWA (Reuters) - More than 500 people rallied in Canada's capital on Saturday to protest the death of a mentally ill black man following an arrest, marching against what they see as race-based police brutality in a country that prides itself for being tolerant.
Abdirahman Abdi, 37, died on Monday after being hospitalized in critical condition following his arrest. Witnesses told local media he was beaten by Ottawa police officers who responded to calls of a disturbance.
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