|
To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE
Judge Rules Freedom Convoy Leader Did Not Violate Bail, Can Travel to Toronto for Award CeremonyTamara Lich is nevertheless still banned from using social media under the terms of her bail and is still banned from central Ottawa.
In Ottawa's Superior Court May 25, Justice Kevin Phillips noted that Lich's initial bail release "remains appropriate" as she was following all of her bail conditions and that she already had "a taste of jail." Phillips ruled that a Crown argument, declaring Lich had breached her bail conditions due to consenting to accept a freedom award from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), was not valid. "No court will ever seek to control the manifestation of political views. The courts are not the thought police and are only meant to control conduct," said Phillips. While Phillips agreed to allow Lich to enter Ontario for the award ceremony, she is not allowed to enter Ottawa's downtown core. Phillips also rejected a plea from Lich's lawyer Lawrence Greenspon to allow her back on social media. The judge ruled that Lich is old enough to not need social media as a communications medium and could make do with texting. Today, JCCF lawyer Eva Chipiuk said in a news release that for someone with no previous criminal charges, "it is our view that these revised bail conditions still excessively restrict Ms. Lich's fundamental Charter rights of speech, assembly, association, and political advocacy." "The extent to which the Crown has pursued Ms. Lich is troubling. Homicide detectives, crown attorneys, and scarce court time are being expended on persecuting Ms. Lich and her peaceful activism against two years of repressive government lockdowns and mandatory vaccination policies," added Chipiuk... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Continue reading here.
To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE
Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News America's Semiquincentennial Begins: Trump Launches Massive National Mall Expo Woman Removed from Detroit Tigers Game for Wearing 'Jesus Over Pride' Shirt Netherlands Does the Unthinkable: Euthanize a Young Child European Country Moves to Ban Islamic Call to Prayer (Video) Charlie Kirk Judge Denies Tyler Robinson's Attempt to Have Potential Death Penalty Removed The Reflecting Pool Vandalism Trump Wasn't Supposed to Be Right About Venezuelans Comb Quake Rubble in Search for Survivors: 'There Are Still People Alive in There' Samaritan's Purse Sending Help to Venezuela after Devastating Earthquakes US Forces Kill ISIS Leader in Syria Airstrike: CENTCOM Senate GOP Reverses Course, Rejecting War Powers Resolution after Trump Meeting Here's What Trump Demanded from Republican Senators Behind Closed Doors Obama Judge Permanently Blocks Trump's Proof of Citizenship Requirement to Vote; Appeal Coming SCOTUS Decides How Far States May Regulate Concealed Carry in Public Supreme Court Rules on Endless 'Temporary Protected Status' for Aliens Texas Judge Wins Big After Faith-Based Stand on Marriage, Awarded $640K Search the Articles Archives |
All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.
Breaking Christian News is a division of Elijah List Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.
| Home | Store | Subscribe | Facebook | Article Archive |