With the trial of Chris Barber and Tamara Lich running well behind schedule, Crown prosecutors have dropped a charge of bail violation against Lich, a charge on which she has already spent about a month in jail.
Crown stays bail violation charge for Tamara Lich | CBC News | David Fraser:
October 23, 2023 - "Crown prosecutors are staying the bail-related charge for a key organizer of what became the Freedom Convoy because of delays in her criminal trial. Currently on trial for mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief, and intimidation, Tamara Lich had also been accused of breaching her bail conditions.
"Lich was re-arrested in June after allegedly being in touch with another protest organizer, Tom Marazzo, at an awards gala in Toronto where she was being honoured [see video]. Marazzo, who was never charged by police for his role in the protests, helped organize the Freedom Convoy during its time in Ottawa and, at times, appeared as an official spokesperson for demonstrators during the weeks-long event that ended in a major police action to clear the streets.
"Lich was taken into custody in Medicine Hat, Alta., on June 27 after Ottawa police issued a Canada-wide warrant for her arrest.... But she was released with new conditions about a month later and given new bail conditions, including a $37,000 bond and tightened rules around communicating with protest organizers and using social media.
"During a brief court appearance Monday, Crown prosecutors announced they were staying the bail-related charge against Lich. A charge being stayed means the issue of guilt versus innocence doesn't get settled.
"The move was expected because Lich's other court matters are dragging behind schedule.... [H]er criminal trial has been delayed over several issues and Crown prosecutors have taken twice the amount of time they initially expected to make their case against Lich and Chris Barber, another organizer who is a co-accused."
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/crown-stays-bail-violation-charge-for-tamara-lich-1.7004916
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