Mounties arrest 20 more people at blockades against old-growth logging, bringing total to 291 charges, with at least 10 arrested more than once
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.RCMP enforcing an injunction against blockades near old-growth forest logging areas west of Victoria have arrested another 20 people.
The Mounties say 19 adults and one minor were arrested in the Braden Mainline Forest Service Road area near Port Renfrew. Police say 15 adults and one minor are charged with obstruction, two adults are charged with breaching the injunction, and two adults were arrested for breaching their release conditions not to return to the area when they were previously arrested.The RCMP began enforcing a B.C. Supreme Court injunction on May 17 ordering the removal of blockades and protesters at several sites.
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