Canada: Police ‘secure’ downtown Ottawa – Protesters evacuated after 3 weeks of occupation

The protesters against the measures for coronavirus after three weeks of occupation in Ottawa, while the police “secured” on Sunday (20/2), the central perimeter of its capital Canadaafter two days of intense fighting and 191 arrests that ended the three-week occupation of the city.

Since January 28, protesters have used hundreds of trucks and vehicles to block access to the city center. urging Prime Minister Justin Trinto to use emergency powers to address the situation. Seventy-six of the vehicles used by the protesters were towed by the police, according to the police authorities, APE-MPE reports.

Protesters spoke a logistical support center that was organized by the so-called “Knife of Freedom” in a parking area next to a main road to supply the demonstrators who had gathered several kilometers farther, in front of Parliament. Police had distributed leaflets warning them to leave the area soon, as otherwise they would be arrested or fined.

“This was our base and now we are cleaning it”

“We provided support for the convoy and the people in the center, food, fuel, daily necessities” said Winton Martshad, a retired firefighter from Windsor, Ontario. “That was our base and now we are cleaning it up.”

The demonstrators initially wanted to end the implementation of mandatory coronavirus control measures for truck drivers, but the blockade turned into a demonstration against Trinto and the government.

The detainees are facing 389 different criminal charges, including charges of obstructing police, disobeying court orders, assault, damage to foreign property, possession of a weapon, and assault on a police officer, Steve Bell told reporters. Ottawa Police Chief.

“We are not done with this business yet,” Bell said. In the “coming days” the police will decide “how to maintain a presence and ensure that no one will return to take our streets again,” Bell said.

Source: News Beast

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