Convoy Organizer Pat King Refuses to Testify at His Trial, Crown Says
The Crown attorney in the criminal mischief trial against Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King says the defendant will not testify.
The trial itself is also being delayed again at the request of defence lawyer Natasha Calvinho who told the judge this morning she needed an adjournment for “personal” reasons.
It is the second time this month the case has been adjourned just as Ms. Calvinho was set to call her first witness—something that now won’t happen until July 17 at the earliest.
Mr. King was a prominent figure in the convoy that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks in 2022 in a massive protest against COVID-19 public health restrictions, vaccine mandates and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Mr. King pleaded not guilty to mischief, counselling others to commit mischief, obstructing police and other offences related to his role in the three-week long demonstration.
The Crown presented its case over about a two-week period in May with the evidence resting heavily on Mr. King’s own videos posted online during the demonstration.
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The trial is set to resume on July 17 when Justice Charles Hackland makes a decision about whether three Ottawa Police Service officers will have to testify after being subpoenaed by the defence.
The Ottawa police say the officers have no relevant evidence and have asked Justice Hackland to quash the subpoenas.
