Fri Sep 15, 2023 – 8:00 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – On the eighth day of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber’s trial, the court heard a Crown police witness say she did not keep a list of videos showing the protests despite being ordered to download the videos from a list she was given.
Sgt. Joanne Pilotte of the Ottawa Police Service continued her testimony Thursday on behalf of the Crown and was cross-examined during the last portions of the ‘voir dire,’ or trial within a trial. This mini trial will determine whether certain social media posts will be allowed to be submitted as evidence to the court.
According to Pilotte, she was ordered by Detective Chris Benson of the Ottawa Police to collect video footage of the Freedom Convoy leaders on February 9-11, 2022, but was told not to “capture” anything after these dates.
However, Justice Heather Perkins-McVey reminded Pilotte she had already submitted a video from February 12 to the court, which she noted contradicts her statement about the dates.
Pilotte said in court that she did not “choose” which videos she was told to download but confirmed she was given
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