Jurors to hear closing arguments in trial for three men charged after Coutts blockade

Kingpins or go-betweens? Jurors hear closing arguments in Coutts blockade trial

A Crown prosecutor making the case against three men charged with mischief at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade told jurors Tuesday they don’t have to determine the accused were protest kingpins to find them guilty. Lawyers for the defence, though, argue their clients were moderates who playe...

Jurors to hear closing arguments in trial for three men charged after Coutts blockade

Closing arguments are scheduled today for three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022.

Jurors to hear closing arguments in trial for three men charged after Coutts blockade

Closing arguments are scheduled today for three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022. Alex Van Herk, Marco Van Huigenbos, and Gerhard Janzen have pleaded not guilty to mischief over $5,000. The Crown has presented evidence it says proves the trio spearheaded the protest that tied up cross-border traffic between Alberta and Montana for two weeks in early 2022 in a protest of COVID-era rules and restri…

Jurors to hear closing arguments in trial for three men charged after Coutts blockade

Closing arguments are scheduled today for three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022. Alex Van Herk, Marco Van Huigenbos, and Gerhard Janzen have pleaded not guilty to mischief over $5,000. The Crown has presented evidence it says proves the trio spearheaded the protest that tied up cross-border traffic between Alberta and Montana for two weeks in early 2022 in a protest of COVID-era rules and restri…