Alberta trial of 2 men charged with conspiracy to commit murder hearing RCMP evidence

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Jurors at the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade two years ago will get to hear their first full day of evidence today.

Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.WATCH ABOVE: The trial has begun for two men accused of conspiring to murder officers during the Coutts blockade in 2022, should police have used force.

Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert are on trial charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the protest in early 2022.The blockade paralyzed traffic at the busy Canada-United States border crossing for two weeks amid broader protests at what some perceived as unfair and unnecessary government restrictions and vaccine mandates in the fight against COVID-19.Lyme disease cases are rising.

In his opening statements, a Crown prosecutor told the five-man, nine-woman jury that the two men conspired to kill police officers and were planning for what they believed was an inevitable and violent event.Gabby Petito’s mom forgives Brian Laundrie, but not his ‘evil’ motherGilgo Beach murders: ‘Blueprint’ of crimes leads prosecutors to lay 2 more chargesViewed

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