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"The trial of three Indigenous land defenders arrested at a pipeline construction site on unceded Wet’suwet’en First Nation land was adjourned until spring on Friday, as the court looks into potential abuses by Canadian police."
An abuse of process hearing started last week against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and their infamous Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG), for violence inflicted on Indigenous land defenders opposing construction of the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline across unceded Wet’suwet’en territory, reports Jeff Shantz.
The defense for three activists from First Nations argues abuse of process by security forces around the pipeline construction site, as the U.N. and Amnesty International allege excessive force, surveillance and criminalization of land defenders.
Abuse of process applications alleging excessive force by the RCMP during their arrests and unfair treatment in custody, have been filed by Sleydo, also known as Molly Wickham, Shaylynn Sampson, and Corey Jocko.
An abuse of process hearing for three people found guilty of criminal contempt of court for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline in November 2021 is being adjourned until June.