We will hold the line.”Ī few hours before her arrest, trucker and fellow founding organizer Chris Barber was also taken into police custody. I’m so damn proud of all Canadians who are standing up for freedom. “This is the hill I am willing to die on,” she recently said to TNN. Lich has told Transportation Nation Network (TNN) on multiple occasions - even before the convoy left for Ottawa - that she understood she could unjustly face legal consequences at some point. I’ll probably be going somewhere tomorrow where I’ll be getting three square meals a day,” she predicted. “There’s a pretty good chance, well, I think it’s inevitable at this point. In a Facebook LIVE the night before, a tearful Lich signaled her arrest was likely imminent. Two other top organizers were with her at the time of her arrest, but were not detained. Tamara Lich has been arrested, but we will continue to #holdtheline /GaPZdsrhVe Lich peacefully puts her hands behind her back and the officer arrests her without incident.Īs she is being escorted to a police cruiser nearby, Lich urges, “Hold the line!” “So, you’re going to be placed under arrest.” “Can I talk to you for a second?” the officer says. In a now viral video, the officer is seen approaching Lich and asking, “How are you?” Ottawa, ON - The crackdown on Freedom Convoy leaders is continuing as another top organizer has been arrested.Īn Ottawa Police Services (OPS) officer arrested Freedom Convoy President Tamara Lich on Thursday night.

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