The blockade tied up traffic for two weeks in early 2022 to protest COVID restrictions, including vaccine mandates for truckers.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.WATCH ABOVE: In court on Friday, a jury determined two men accused of conspiring to kill RCMP officers at the 2022 border blockade in Coutts , Alta, were not guilty. – Aug 3, 2024Crown prosecutors in Alberta have given notice they plan to appeal the not-guilty verdicts given to two men arrested at the 2022 blockade at Coutts , Alta.
Michelle Davio, with Alberta Justice, says a final decision on launching the appeal has not been made in the case of Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert. But Davio says there’s a time limit on filing a motion to appeal and says prosecutors want to keep their options open.However, the two men were convicted of mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose while Olienick was found guilty of possessing a pipe bomb.Davio, in a statement Tuesday, said prosecutors are still weighing whether to appeal.
“A thorough review of the evidence and rulings by the trial judge will be completed and then a final decision as to whether to proceed with the appeal will be made,” Davio wrote.“This will preserve the ability to proceed with an appeal once sentencing is completed.” Olienick and Carbert were convicted over their actions at the U.S.-Alberta border crossing near Coutts.
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