Pat King found guilty of mischief over ‘Freedom Convoy’ role

Pat King, 1 of the astir salient faces of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy,” was connected Friday recovered blameworthy connected 2 counts of mischief successful an Ottawa court.

King appeared successful tribunal connected Friday arsenic a Superior Court justice work retired the judgement.

King was recovered not blameworthy connected the complaint of intimidation.

King was a salient fig successful the monolithic objection that rolled into the nationalist superior successful 2022, which saw protesters entrench themselves connected the streets of downtown Ottawa for 3 weeks.

They were protesting COVID-19 nationalist wellness restrictions and vaccine mandates, arsenic good arsenic the Liberal national government.

He had pleaded not blameworthy to mischief, counselling others to perpetrate mischief, obstructing constabulary and different offences.

The Crown alleges that King held sway implicit the crowds, and was instrumental successful the disruption they caused the metropolis and radical who lived and worked nearby.

His lawyer argued that King was simply a peaceful protester.

–with files from Global’s Mackenzie Gray and The Canadian Press