Police in Ottawa, Canada, are starting to tow trucks and arrest protesters who have shut down the streets of the downtown area of the capital for the past three weeks in protest of the country's COVID-19 restrictions. Read More:
Service has begun arresting protesters as they prepare to clear a three-week-long blockade of the Canadian capital by truckers.
These arrests could mark a critical turning point in the trucker protests, which have been occurring throughout Canada over the past three weeks. They have resulted in blockades that shut down border crossings into the U.S., as well as Prime Minister's enactment of the Emergencies Act for the first time in 50 years, which gives his government greatly expanded powers.
The arrests come after the Ottawa Police Service established a secured area where the remaining truckers were located. This order was made to protect government buildings in case tensions escalated. On Thursday, the police said they were getting ready to remove more than 300 trucks, according to the AP.
Among those arrested were Chris Barber and Tamara Lich, two prominent organizers of the truckers' Freedom Convoy.. Both organizers have been charged with counseling to commit the offense of mischief, while Barber faces additional charges of counseling to commit the offenses of disobeying a court order and obstruction of police.
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