Another delay in sentencing of prolific B.C. COVID-protocol protester

The sentencing proceeding for a high-profile COVID-protocol protester who was convicted of battle past twelvemonth has been postponed.

David Lindsay was group to beryllium sentenced Wednesday for an battle condemnation related to an Aug. 19, 2021 incident astatine a Kelowna Interior Health building but he didn’t show up.

His woman appeared successful his stead, explaining that while Lindsay was alert and awake, he was successful nan infirmary “in pain” and pinch a “hoarse” voice.

Judge Cathaline Heinrichs summarized a statement she was handed to those gathered successful nan courtroom.

On Interior Health stationery, she said Lindsay’s expert said nan prolific protester had a aesculapian information that required attraction for 24 hours if not longer.

At that point, it was decided nan matter astatine manus would beryllium put disconnected further because, arsenic Crown coun. David Grabavac pointed out, that it’s only adjacent to let Lindsay to beryllium allowed to afloat participate successful nan hearing, and it would beryllium “one little crushed for appeal” if they waited.

Instead, Heinrichs scheduled a Friday, July 12 check-in astatine nan courthouse, via email if request be,  to group nan adjacent champion day for sentencing.

Grabavac intends to person nan sentencing process complete by nan extremity of July because Lindsay has already revenge an entreaty and nan first tribunal day for nan entreaty of nan condemnation he’s yet to beryllium sentenced for is July 22.

It was a somewhat convoluted extremity to what should person been a straightforward process, but that’s successful statement pinch nan proceedings that’s lurched up successful fits and starts and stretched good beyond nan 3 days it was scheduled to beryllium held successful March 2023.

Lindsay was convicted past December of 2 counts of assault, successful summation to 1 count of contempt of court.

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he sewage into a conflict pinch Gregory Smith, nan head of protection services astatine Interior Health, connected Aug. 19, 2021.

When Smith testified past year, he indicated he told Lindsay not to participate nan Interior Health building but that his bid was ignored.

“When Mr. Lindsay started to attack nan doorway, what, if anything, did you do pinch your assemblage to get fresh for it?” Grabavac asked Smith successful March arsenic nan remarkably slow proceedings continued.

“I placed my feet and my assemblage successful a supportive position anticipating his trying to push past,” Smith said.

Lindsay, he said, was opinionated successful a akin position pinch his arms astatine his sides, thing that’s reinforced successful video footage.

Police and astir half a twelve protesters are besides coming erstwhile Lindsay walks forward, seemingly making interaction pinch Smith. Police are past called successful for what Smith described to them arsenic “assault.”