By Epoch Times ——Bio and Archives--September 13, 2023
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I’ve started calling it the Freedom Trial. Yes, it’s the much-anticipated trial of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. Both are on trial for a myriad of absurd charges: mischief, counselling others to commit mischief, intimidation, and obstructing police. These are the sort of legal entanglement usually reserved for people who get drunk and begin acting up in a most uncivil manner.
But this was clearly an act of desperation from Canada’s judicial systemto punish Lich, Barber, and everyone who supported their protest. I’ve been covering this trial from the first day and it was interesting to note how the prosecution attempted to spin the trial away from politics.The Crown attorney had the gall to suggest that neither Lich nor Barber were on trial for their political beliefs. They are really on trial for serious criminal activity and don’t you forget it. ---More...
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