MEDICAL HAT, Alta. – Lawyer of the organizer of the “Convoy of Freedom” Tamara Leach says that the woman from Alberta has been arrested.
Eric Granger confirmed in an email Monday night that further details are expected, but the arrest appears to be linked to Leach’s bail conditions.
He could not confirm the location of the arrest, but another lawyer who also represented Leach, Keith Wilson, said on Twitter that the arrest took place on Monday in Medicine Hat, Alta, where Leach lives.
A judge initially rejected Leach’s bail after her arrest during a mass protest that engulfed downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks in February, but she was released in March following a review of the court’s decision.
Leach and his fellow protest leader Chris Barber have been jointly charged with mischief, obstructing police, advising others to commit mischief and intimidation.
She was released on a long list of conditions, including a ban on all social media and an order not to “support anything related to the freedom convoy.”
“We are not aware of anything that could cause this and we are surprised by this development, given the recent hearing to review the guarantee in Ontario, where Ms. Leach’s positive reputation for complying with her terms was one of the reasons , which made some of her conditions easier at the time, “Granger wrote in an email to The Canadian Press.
Medicine Hat police did not immediately respond to a request to confirm whether Leach had been arrested there.
In May, a Ontario judge ruled that Leach could remain on bail pending trial after a Crown prosecutor alleges she violated one of her release conditions by agreeing to accept a reward for her leadership during the Ottawa protest. and must be returned behind bars. to wait for her to appear in court.
Ontario Supreme Court Justice Kevin Phillips said he made the decision because Leach complied with bail, her guarantor watched her closely, and she already had a “prison taste,” which he said reduced the risk of re-offending. crime.
Phillips changed his release terms to allow her to visit Ottawa, but not downtown. He upheld Lich’s ban on access to social media, saying the ban on such access remains justified.
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