Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Alanna Smith
Publication Date: June 12, 2024 - 21:28
Undercover RCMP officer testifies that accused at Coutts spoke of killing police
June 12, 2024
An undercover RCMP officer who infiltrated the 2022 protest group that seized the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., has testified that one of the men on trial for plotting to kill Mounties said he was prepared to “slit the throats” of police if they raided the blockade.The officer, who cannot be identified, has been referred to as HQ1298 in court. She is the second witness to be called by the Crown in the case of Chris Carbert and Anthony Olienick, who have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the weeks-long protest against COVID-19 government restrictions.
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