Ottawa protestsMOSCOW, Feb 3Ottawa police have requested and received reinforcements from the federal police of Canada and departments from other regions to confront protesters against covid restrictions in the city, said Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly. , there are also quite a few participants from the USA. He promised to punish violators, regardless of their place of residence, and warned of the consequences. Sloli called the massive protests in Ottawa a «well-funded» event and also described them as «unprecedented… illegal, unsustainable and dangerous.» and resources from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Federal Police of Canada — ed.), the Ontario Provincial Police and many other municipal governments throughout Ontario,» Sloli said at a press conference broadcast on YouTube. He added that no options for fighting with the current situation are not excluded, everything is considered — from negotiations to the use of force against the backdrop of large-scale protests. Authorities are considering issuing an injunction as a way to stop the demonstrations.Hotline to be launched in Ottawa due to protests «The Ottawa Police with partners are stepping up our actions…we are working to end these demonstrations as safely and quickly as possible. All options are being considered,» he added. Law enforcement in Ottawa expect the scale Demonstrations in the city could increase by the weekend. The city's police chief also said the number of detainees due to offenses related to large-scale protests had risen to at least three. Earlier, two detainees were reported. On Saturday, large-scale actions against coronavirus restrictions initiated by Canadian truckers began in Ottawa. The latter demanded that the authorities remove all restrictions related to the pandemic and vaccination of the population, which, according to them, are contrary to the country's constitution. The action was generally peaceful. Nevertheless, the police opened several criminal investigations against the protesters. One of the investigations concerns the desecration of a war memorial. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changed his residence Saturday night for security reasons amid these events.
