Tamara Lich’s defence team says there’s no evidence to support that she and a fellow Freedom Convoy organizer should be viewed as co-conspirators in court, because their actions were not illegal.
The Crown finished its case against Ms. Lich and Chris Barber on Nov. 20.
The two are co-accused of mischief and intimidation, among other charges connected to the massive protest against COVID-19 restrictions, that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks in 2022.
The Crown hopes to prove that the two worked so closely together that evidence against one of them should apply to the other.
In a court filing, Ms. Lich’s lawyers say the Crown’s application should be dismissed because the Crown has not proven that Ms. Lich and Mr. Barber agreed to protest COVID-19 mandates by illegal means.
The trial is expected to resume next week.
