Pat King, a key organizer of the 2022 convoy protest in downtown Ottawa, got a three-month conditional sentence on Wednesday after the judge accounted for time he’s already served in jail.
In November, King was convicted in Ontario Superior Court on five criminal charges: mischief, counselling to commit mischief, counselling to obstruct a public or peace officer, and two counts of disobeying a court order.
Crown prosecutor Moiz Karimjee said King’s offences were of the “worst kind” and asked for a 10-year sentence, the maximum penalty for mischief.
King’s defence requested time-served, citing the days he spent behind bars after his February 2022 arrest.
King was given a 12-month sentence Thursday, with nine months credit for time served in jail and under restrictive bail conditions. Conditions for the other three months include being on good behaviour and checking in with the court.
More to come.
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