Ottawa protest organizer Tamara Lich will spend at least another five nights in custody in Ottawa after being arrested in Alberta for allegedly violating bail. Lich appeared in court in Ottawa on Thursday via video link from the Ottawa Police Department on the new charge. The all-day hearing on the guarantee is scheduled for next Tuesday. Crown alleges Lich violated a warranty that barred her from communicating with 10 other Freedom Fighters who seized Ottawa earlier this year – including Tom Marazzo, a spokesman for the protests – unless her lawyer was present. consultant. She was photographed with Marazzo at a “Freedom Award” gala in Toronto on June 16. Crown claims that a video posted on Facebook shows him also sitting at Marazzo’s table after speaking at the event. “After Lich received her award and returned to her table, Lich can be seen talking to Tom Marazzo,” according to the prosecutor’s summary of the charges filed in court on Thursday. “In addition, during the night, Lich and Marazzo, along with others, posed for a photo together, with Lich and Marazzo next to each other, hand in hand.” Crown materials include a link to a Facebook video that allegedly shows “there is also communication. “Something seems to be whispering in his ear.” The awards gala was organized by the Edmonton-based Center for Justice for Constitutional Freedom, a charity that fights against the mandates of COVID-19. JCCF attorney Keith Wilson represented Lich and other defendants in a protest lawsuit filed against residents and businesses in the city center. Wilson told social media that week that Lich was not violating her terms because JCCF lawyers were present at the event when she was photographed with Marazzo, who was unsuccessfully nominated by the Ontario Party in this month’s provincial election. Lich was first arrested in Ottawa in February. He is accused along with another protest organizer, Chris Barber, of disorder, advising on bullying, obstructing police and advising on obstructing police. The original terms of her bail barred her from traveling to Ontario while awaiting trial, but at her request, the court changed those terms in May to allow her to attend the gala and travel to the countryside. Lich’s conditions also require it not to organize or promote protests related to COVID-19 or Freedom Convoy. A summary of the documents produced by the Crown also lists Lich’s speech at the gala. “He said that the conditions he suffered after his arrest would not be unique,” the summary said. . ”
