Police officers and protesters against coronavirus restrictions in Ottawa, CanadaWASHINGTON, Feb 18The acting head of the Ottawa police warned that the authorities are ready to take action against protesters in the center of the Canadian capital in the near future. O. Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell. He temporarily headed law enforcement agencies in Canada's capital after Peter Sloli resigned on Tuesday amid protests. The Ottawa police Twitter account, in turn, reports that «in accordance with provincial and federal laws,» the protesters will be «severely punished.» , if they do not stop illegal activities and remove cars and other property from the area of illegal protests. Canada's finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, announced earlier Thursday that authorities were freezing the accounts and crypto wallets of protesters against coronavirus restrictions. At least two people were reported to have been subjected to the measure, but authorities have announced that it will affect more protesters. A wave of protests across Canada began in mid-January, when thousands of truckers and other demonstrators gathered in Ottawa to protest the vaccination demand truck drivers crossing the US-Canadian border. The protest has since escalated into an anti-government demonstration in which various groups have united against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. On Monday, the government invoked the Emergency Situations Act, which allowed it to grant Canadian financial institutions permission to suspend financial services in cases where a provider suspects an account is being used to fund protests.
The Prime Minister of Canada decided to activate the state of emergency law due to protests
