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Police probe leaked messages where officers reportedly celebrated brutality

Purportedly leaked messages show Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers describe trampling of demonstrators as “awesome” The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced on Sunday that it is “looking into” leaked messages apparently from an officers’ chat group, in which members appear to cheer on the trampling of Freedom Convoy demonstrators in Ottawa, and declared it “time […]

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Police threaten Freedom Convoy protesters

“We told you to leave,” Ottawa Police say, adding they will use batons Ottawa Police have accused anti-mandate protesters of bringing violence upon themselves by refusing to obey orders and being “assaultive and aggressive” toward officers and horses. The statement comes after shocking video footage showed the officers beating protesters and mowing them down on […]

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Horse is fine, police tell trampled protesters

Ottawa Police said neither man nor horse were injured after mounted officers charged into Freedom Convoy protesters Authorities responded to public outrage after mounted officers charged into the crowd of protesters in Ottawa on Friday, assuring Canadians that “no one has been seriously injured or passed away” during the incident. After several viral videos showed mounted police […]

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Police officers charged over ‘grossly offensive’ messages

The move came after an investigation into the phone records of Sarah Everard’s murderer, Wayne Couzens Two London police officers have been suspended from duty ahead of an appearance in court after being charged with sending “grossly offensive” messages via WhatsApp between April and August 2019, England’s Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) announced on […]

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Police investigating Prince Charles’ charity

British law enforcement said they’ve already received a number of “relevant documents” from The Prince’s Foundation London’s Metropolitan Police has announced an investigation into media allegations that one of Prince Charles’ charities offered a Saudi businessman honors and citizenship in exchange for lavish donations. According to a report by the Sunday Times in September, Saudi […]

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NZ protests swell, defying police ultimatum

Anti-vaccine mandate demonstrators have ignored a warning from the authorities to leave voluntarily Hundreds of protesters defied a police ultimatum to leave the area around Wellington’s ‘Beehive’ parliament on Wednesday, with the crowd continuing to swell. The authorities have described the ongoing demonstration as “orderly.” Inspired by the ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada, activists have blocked […]

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Ottawa Police Chief resigns amid Freedom Convoy pressure – media

Peter Sloly has been under fire over the force’s apparent inability to dislodge trucker-led protests Ottawa Police chief Peter Sloly has resigned amid criticism of the force’s handling of the ongoing Freedom Convoy trucker-led protest against federal Covid-19 vaccination mandates in the Canadian capital, local media said on Tuesday. He is expected to formally announce […]