Bail Denied a Second Time for Chris Carbert, Member of ‘Coutts Four’

Published on January 16, 2024

Chris Carbert, one of the four men charged in connection with the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta., was denied bail at a hearing on Jan. 15. The four men have been in jail for 703 days under pre-trial detention. It is the second time that Mr. Carbert’s request for bail has been denied, with the first request being denied back in May 2022. The reasons for the judge’s decisions are protected by a publication ban, but the Crown previously indicated it planned to try the four men together. Mr. Carbert, Christopher Lysak, Jerry Morin, and Anthony Olienick are accused of conspiring to kill police officers and were charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the Coutts border blockade formed in solidarity with the Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and pandemic-related restrictions....

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