Steve Bell warned that protesters, who have been filmed by police, will be held accountable.
“If you are involved in this protest, we will actively look to identify you and follow up with financial sanctions and criminal charges. … This investigation will go on for months to come,” Bell added.
Among the arrests was convoy organizer Tamara Lich. She was arrested and charged with counselling to commit mischief. Before her arrest, Lich told journalists she wasn’t worried about being arrested. She believed that the protest was legal. And she also indicated her bank account has been frozen.
The Alberta woman started the GoFundMe campaign that raised over $10 million to support the Ottawa protest. And then it was halted by GoFundMe.
Police arrested other key leaders, Chris Barber and Pat King.
Barber’s trucking firm does business in the Prairies and into the United States. And he found out, as he was bailing out of jail, that his business accounts had been frozen. Barber says his “organizing days are over.”
