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Alberta Court of Appeal upholds four-month jail term for organizer of Coutts blockade
The court cited Van Huigenbos’s leadership in a two-week blockade that disrupted cross-border traffic and caused over $5,000 in damage, affirming the 120-day sentence.
- On Monday, the Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed Marco Van Huigenbos's appeal and upheld his 120-day jail term for mischief during the 2022 Coutts blockade that blocked the international crossing for two weeks.
- The 2022 blockade at Coutts tied up the international crossing for two weeks to protest COVID-19 rules and vaccine mandates, while about 300 other protesters went uncharged and questioned the damage exceeding $5,000.
- Acting Chief Justice Dawn Pentelechuk wrote 'The appellant's sentence is not demonstrably unfit for a sentence following a trial and by reference to the facts found by the sentencing judge',” emphasizing the court’s view on Van Huigenbos’s leadership role and the nature of the blockade.
- Van Huigenbos must now turn himself in to the Lethbridge Correctional Centre by next Monday, while co-accused Alex Van Herk and Gerhard Janzen received community-based sentences.
- The court explained parity principles do not require convicted persons be treated like uncharged individuals, and Justice Keith Yamauchi found the blockade affected many Canadians, warranting public condemnation.
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Coutts border protester Marco Van Huigenbos' sentence upheld by Alberta Court of Appeal
Coutts border protester Marco Van Huigenbos has a week to turn himself in to corrections officials after the province's top court on Monday upheld his 120-day jail term for committing mischief by blocking the international crossing.
·Calgary, Canada
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