Three Indigenous land defenders were found guilty of criminal contempt in a Canadian court on January 12 for their opposition to the construction of the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory, reports Jeff Shantz.
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.
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