Wet’suwet’en land defenders apply for charges to be stayed, alleging Charter violations
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Twelve Wet’suwet’en land defenders have applied to the Supreme Court of British Columbia to have criminal contempt charges stayed.
Twelve Wet’suwet’en land defenders have applied to the Supreme Court of British Columbia to have criminal contempt charges stayed following RCMP raids in 2021.
“Society is rightly concerned with how a special unit of RCMP (C-IRG) acts with impunity, using racist language and violence against unarmed Indigenous women. Now it’s in the court’s hands to decide if this is still acceptable in 2023,” said Sleydo’ (Molly Wickham), spokesperson for the Gidimt’en Checkpoint and one of the 12.
They cite widespread Charter violations stemming from police misconduct as the reasoning.
The court applications allege an “abuse of process” and highlight the RCMP’s use of “disproportionate and excessive force” in November 2021.
In November 2021, RCMP conducted raids on the Wet’suwet’en occupation of the nation’s unceded territory.
RCMP were enforcing a Coastal GasLink injunction when they arrested land defenders and supporters. At the time, access was being blocked to Coastal GasLink worksites.
According to a Gidimt’en Checkpoint update posted that day, 15 arrests were made. Several were charged with criminal contempt for allegedly breaching the injunction to stay away from a Coastal GasLink construction zone.
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