Tamara Lich and Christopher Barber have been jointly charged with disorderly conduct, intimidation, obstruction of a motorway and obstruction of a police officer, as well as five counts of advising others to commit the same charges. The two organizers, who were among the most prominent representatives of the protest, were in court on Thursday to learn the new charges.
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Both had previously been charged with disorderly conduct and advising on disorderly conduct following their arrest on February 17, a day before police arrived to remove protesters and their trucks from the streets around Parliament. The story goes on under the ad Barber has also been charged in the past with counseling for violating a court order and advising on police obstruction. Lich and Barber have been released on bail, although Lich was released only after appealing a previous decision to deny bail. Lawyers representing Lich have appealed the terms of her release, which include restrictions on her use of social media. The Center for Justice for Constitutional Freedoms, which helps with the challenge, said the conditions violate its guarantees of free expression, association and peaceful assembly. The center said the ban on Lich’s expression on social media, including comments about health measures for COVID-19, lacks a “rational link” with a risk to public safety or further offenses. Trending Stories
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Barber is scheduled to make his next appearance in court on April 19. The next court date for Lich has not yet been confirmed. The story goes on under the ad Another key figure who helped organize the protest, Patrick King, also faces additional charges after appearing in court on Thursday. King and another man, Tyson Billings, now face 10 counts each, including two counts of intimidation and obstruction of police and one count of mischief, counseling for intimidation, counseling for obstruction of police, breach of court order and advising on a breach of court order. Billings appeared in court again on Friday, and King’s next court date has not yet been confirmed.
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Freedom Convoy stopped downtown Ottawa for three weeks last month as protesters protested everything from COVID-19 vaccination orders to the Liberal government, with some calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trinto. Protesters’ refusal to leave led Trinto to invoke an emergency law that had never been used before and which provided a range of additional powers that police described as “critical” to allow them to deny pedestrian access. and vehicles in a safe zone. The Ontario provincial police chief revealed to a House of Commons committee Thursday that the escort was considered a threat to national security a week before the February 14 emergency law was invoked. protests. The story goes on under the ad Ottawa police distributed hundreds of City Hall tickets to truckers who blocked roads in the city center and honked non-stop. Some of the protesters are also facing criminal charges for confronting police and devaluing property. – With files from Amanda Connolly of Global and the Canadian Press © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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Tamara Lich and Christopher Barber have been jointly charged with disorderly conduct, intimidation, obstruction of a motorway and obstruction of a police officer, as well as five counts of advising others to commit the same charges. The two organizers, who were among the most prominent representatives of the protest, were in court on Thursday to learn the new charges.
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Both had previously been charged with disorderly conduct and advising on disorderly conduct following their arrest on February 17, a day before police arrived to remove protesters and their trucks from the streets around Parliament. The story goes on under the ad Barber has also been charged in the past with counseling for violating a court order and advising on police obstruction. Lich and Barber have been released on bail, although Lich was released only after appealing a previous decision to deny bail. Lawyers representing Lich have appealed the terms of her release, which include restrictions on her use of social media. The Center for Justice for Constitutional Freedoms, which helps with the challenge, said the conditions violate its guarantees of free expression, association and peaceful assembly. The center said the ban on Lich’s expression on social media, including comments about health measures for COVID-19, lacks a “rational link” with a risk to public safety or further offenses. Trending Stories
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Barber is scheduled to make his next appearance in court on April 19. The next court date for Lich has not yet been confirmed. The story goes on under the ad Another key figure who helped organize the protest, Patrick King, also faces additional charges after appearing in court on Thursday. King and another man, Tyson Billings, now face 10 counts each, including two counts of intimidation and obstruction of police and one count of mischief, counseling for intimidation, counseling for obstruction of police, breach of court order and advising on a breach of court order. Billings appeared in court again on Friday, and King’s next court date has not yet been confirmed.
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Freedom Convoy stopped downtown Ottawa for three weeks last month as protesters protested everything from COVID-19 vaccination orders to the Liberal government, with some calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trinto. Protesters’ refusal to leave led Trinto to invoke an emergency law that had never been used before and which provided a range of additional powers that police described as “critical” to allow them to deny pedestrian access. and vehicles in a safe zone. The Ontario provincial police chief revealed to a House of Commons committee Thursday that the escort was considered a threat to national security a week before the February 14 emergency law was invoked. protests. The story goes on under the ad Ottawa police distributed hundreds of City Hall tickets to truckers who blocked roads in the city center and honked non-stop. Some of the protesters are also facing criminal charges for confronting police and devaluing property. – With files from Amanda Connolly of Global and the Canadian Press © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
