Mischief trial begins for 3 men charged in Alberta COVID-19 border blockade – GLOBAL
April 3, 2024
A Crown prosecutor said Wednesday that the trial for three men charged over their roles in an Alberta border blockade two years ago has nothing to do with their beliefs or right to protest.
Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk and Gerhard Janzen have each pleaded not guilty to mischief over $5,000.
The protest over COVID-19 pandemic health restrictions ground traffic through Alberta’s main border crossing with Montana to a halt for more than two weeks in 2022.
“Many people were affected by COVID-19 and responses to it. This prosecution is not about that,” said Crown prosecutor Steven Johnston, turning to face the eight-man, six-woman jury.
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