Audio Reveals RCMP Officers Laughed about Beating a Land Defender thetyee.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetyee.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RCMP officers referred to First Nations pipeline opponents as "orcs" and "ogre" during a police raid at a blockade of Coastal GasLink pipeline construction in November 2021, according to audio recordings played in court Wednesday.
Dogs, Snipers and Axes: Inside the RCMP s Actions in Wet suwet en Territory thetyee.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetyee.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The judge will now hear their applications of abuse of process, as the three accused allege the RCMP used excessive force when they were arrested and that they were treated unfairly while in custody.
BC Court Convicts Three Indigenous Land Defenders thetyee.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetyee.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.