Ottawa Police Seize Fuel From Freedom Convoy Protest Site, Make More Arrests

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Police in Canadaโ€™s capital have begun to seize fuel and say they have made multiple arrests after issuing a statement saying that those trying to bring supplies to support the thousands of protesters opposed to COVID-19 mandates and restrictions gathered in the city would be arrested.

โ€œIMPORTANT: Anyone attempting to bring material supports (gas, etc.) to the demonstrators could be subject to arrest. Enforcement is underway,โ€ Ottawa police said in a statement on social media on Feb. 6 in the early afternoon.

In aย statementย issued at 9 p.m. local time, police said they have arrested seven people. The arrests were for mischief charges throughout the day.

Police also said they had seized multiple vehicles and fuel containers.

Protesters who spoke to The Epoch Times said police didnโ€™t arrest them on Feb. 6 for carrying fuel, but gave them a warning that they would be facing arrest for bringing in fuel to the protest site starting on Feb. 7.

Earlier on Feb. 6, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watsonย declared a state of emergency, which he said, โ€œhighlights the need for support from other jurisdictions and levels of government.โ€

Protest organizers say their demonstration is peaceful.

The protest started as a demonstration by truckers against the federal governmentโ€™s requirement for cross-border truck drivers to be vaccinated, but has since evolved into a large movement joined by people from across Canada to oppose different COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. Vehicle convoys came to Ottawa on Jan. 29, and many have stayed in the city, with trucks and other vehicles parked by Parliament Hill. Many protesters say they will remain until the mandates are lifted.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), a legal group representing the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, said โ€œpolice would be breaking the law if police attempt to intimidate or arrest people who bring food or other supplies to truckers who are peacefully exercising their Charter rights and freedoms in Ottawa.โ€

โ€œPeople who bring food, water, gasoline or other supplies to peacefully protesting truckers are not breaking any law. There is no basis for this police threat,โ€ JCCF lawyer Nicholas Wansbutterย said in a statement.

Byย Mimi Nguyen Ly

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