The Canadian Press Published Monday, July 18, 2022 10:36 AM EDT Last Updated on Monday, July 18, 2022 10:36 AM EDT
OTTAWA – Pat King, a Freedom Convoy organizer who paralyzed downtown Ottawa for three weeks last winter, has been released on bail.
The decision was made Monday in an Ottawa courtroom by Superior Court Judge Anne London-Weinstein.
The proceedings were covered by a publication ban.
King nodded as the judge’s reasons were given, with a plaid shirt and hair in a long braid.
In the courtroom, fans wearing T-shirts that said “Free Pat King” wore handkerchiefs to their eyes as the judge pronounced his decision.
London-Weinstein said King will have to leave Ottawa in 24 hours to return to Alberta, where he will be asked to live on bail.
King’s bail conditions include a ban on using social media and refraining from participating in convoy-related activities.
King is also banned from contacting other organizers of the convoy, such as Chris Barber, Benjamin Dichter, Tamara Lich and Tom Marazzo, unless he is in the presence of a lawyer.
It is also expected to meet the curfew from 10pm until 6am
King returned to court last week after a hearing in April was abruptly interrupted when his lawyer’s computer appeared to have been hacked.
The day after the April hearing, the Crown announced that it was accusing King of three charges each of perjury and obstruction of justice.
The latest allegations add to 10 charges related to King’s involvement in the Ottawa protest last winter.
The above charges include ailment, intimidation, police obstruction and disobeying a court order.