Ottawa police have detained more than 100 people who took part in protests against coronavirus restrictions on Friday, February 18. This was reported by the press service of the department in Twitter.
Also during the operation to clean up the city center, more than 20 vehicles were evacuated.
In addition, the police called on the protesters to voluntarily stop their illegal activities and leave the protest area. However, the vast majority of demonstrators did not take the opportunity to leave even under threat of detention. Moreover, the inhabitants of the capital began to show aggression. The officers reported attacks and attempts to take away their weapons.
In order to resolve the situation and prevent injuries among all the participants in the clash, a group of mounted police officers went to the scene. Later, according to a law enforcement report, one of the protesters threw a bicycle towards the horse. For intentionally causing harm to a police animal, the offender was detained.
NOW-Canada: Chaotic scenes in #Ottawa in front of the senate building. Police ride on horses into the crowd of protesters. pic.twitter.com/69Ak6zanMT
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 18, 2022
Earlier, on February 17, two organizers of demonstrations in Ottawa, Chris Berbere and Tamara Leach, were detained.
Earlier, the country’s authorities turned to a special law on emergency situations (ES) and, on its basis, began to freeze the bank accounts of protesters. It should be noted that this is the first case of application of the emergency law in the history of Canada. In addition, if the demonstrators are detained, large fines, deprivation of a driver’s license and a trucker’s license, as well as the seizure of vehicles are expected.
Large-scale protests against covid restrictions in Ottawa began on January 29. The “Freedom Convoy” was launched by truckers in Canada to express their opposition to the requirement to vaccinate truck drivers crossing the US-Canadian border.
Source: IZ
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