Jury choice has began in a trial for 3 males charged in reference to a blockade on the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta.
Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk and Gerhard Janzen are charged with mischief over $5,000.
Police have alleged the three had been key individuals within the 2022 protest.
The accused met and shook fingers with supporters on the courthouse in Lethbridge, Alta.
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Dozens of individuals gathered outdoors with some holding indicators, together with one stating “Freedom is God Given Not Authorities Given.”
The blockade over COVID-19 pandemic well being restrictions paralyzed Alberta’s primary border crossing for greater than two weeks.
The trial is scheduled to run till April 19.
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