One of the spokespersons for opponents of health measures, Steeve Charland, was arrested this weekend in connection with the demonstrations which paralyzed the city center of the capital for three weeks.
The former leader of the identity group La Meute was arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police in the Vankleek Hill area, on the border with Quebec. The police put him in handcuffs around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to what his partner said on social networks. Steve Charland has since been detained.
The so-called “Artiss” is scheduled to appear in court this Sunday to face charges of mischief and counseling others to commit the offense of mischief, according to a statement from the Ottawa Police Department. ‘Ottawa.
Several leading figures of the Canadian movement against sanitary measures have been arrested for two weeks by the Ottawa police. Tamara Lich, head of the GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign for the truckers’ convoy and Patrick King, spokesperson for the convoy, appeared in court on charges similar to those of Steeve Charland.
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