Ottawa police have begun arresting protesters and dragging vehicles in an attempt to disperse “freedom convoy” asking for their rights for weeks and to which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to declare a state of emergency across the country, denying the protestors for their rights.
By Friday evening, at least 100 people had been arrested, and at least 21 vehicles had been towed, including all that blocked one of the city’s main roads, as police used emergency force approved by Trudeau earlier this week.
Police “continue to push for control of our roads,” the city’s interim police chief Steve Bell said on Friday afternoon, adding: “We will work day and night until this is done.”
Bell said one policeman was slightly injured but no protesters were injured.
Trumpets sounded as hundreds of police officers, some with guns, some with shields and gas masks, entered a protest camp near Parliament Hill this morning.
A police plane was flying high when more police officers on horseback and at least three armed vehicles arrived at the scene.
Police were wearing a gray tired ride on two trucks while taking the first two camp near Parliament. Warnings from police loudspeakers were heard: “You must go! You will be arrested! ”
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Police headers were clear on Thursday that they were preparing to end the blockage and removed more than 300 trucks, van and other vehicles closed the city from the end of January.
Bell warned that “action [is] near,” and two key protest leaders were arrested Thursday night. Chris Barber and Tamara Lich will face charges of conspiracy and conspiracy to commit atrocities.