Testimony to continue from accused in murder-conspiracy trial at Coutts border blockade

The proceedings of 2 men charged pinch colluding to execution Mounties astatine nan Coutts separator blockade successful Alberta is expected to perceive much grounds Tuesday from 1 of nan accused.

Chris Carbert has told tribunal he brought guns and assemblage armour to nan blockade, but says location was nary scheme for violence unless he had to possibly fly to nan mountains and fend disconnected personification trying to springiness him a COVID-19 vaccine shot.

Carbert and Anthony Olienick are being tried together successful beforehand of a assemblage successful Court of King’s Bench successful Lethbridge.

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The 2 were charged aft constabulary made arrests and seized weapons astatine nan blockade successful early 2022.

The protestation against COVID-19 rules and vaccine mandates tied up postulation for 2 weeks astatine the Alberta-U.S. separator crossing astatine Coutts.

Court has heard Olienick considered nan blockade nan conflict of a life against a authorities bent connected ending individual freedoms.