Trial hears ‘Freedom Convoy’ was harder to police as it dragged on
OTTAWA – A police officer testifying at the trial for two ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers tells a judge that as the protest dragged on, it became harder and harder to police demonstrators who were breaking laws.
Insp. Russell Lucas was called by the Crown as a witness on the second day of the trial for Tamara Lich, from Medicine Hat, and Chris Baber, two of the convoy’s main organizers and the first to answer for their charges of mischief.
He tells the court that initially, protesters co-operated with police as more than 5,000 trucks rolled into Ottawa in late January of 2022.
But Russell testifies that as the days passed and protesters refused to leave, officers were more likely to get swarmed as they tried to enforce the law.