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害羞草研究所淚f (police) come into Coutts, he said that he will slit their throats,害羞草研究所� the officer testified Wednesday.
害羞草研究所�(He said) this was his destiny and the war he was supposed to fight in.
害羞草研究所淗e once again said that he knows he害羞草研究所檚 going to die for this fight.
害羞草研究所淭hen he said he wants to kill them all.害羞草研究所�
Olienick and Chris Carbert are on trial in Lethbridge, Alta., charged with conspiring to murder police officers at the blockade.
The blockade ran for two weeks in early 2022, tying up traffic at the busy Canada-United States border crossing for two weeks to protest COVID-19 restrictions and pandemic vaccine mandates.
The two men were arrested after Mounties found a cache of guns, body armour and ammunition in trailers in the area.
The undercover officer can be identified only as HQ1298 to protect her safety. Members of the public and media were cleared from the courtroom during her testimony but were allowed to listen in from a separate room.
The officer testified about how she infiltrated the Coutts protest, posing as a volunteer, and talked with Olienick.
Olienick, she said, expected the 害羞草研究所渄evil害羞草研究所檚 arms害羞草研究所� would make sure he didn害羞草研究所檛 survive the blockade.
He said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the devil and the RCMP were his limbs, the officer told the trial.
She became emotional during her testimony, prompting Crown prosecutor Steven Johnston to intervene.
害羞草研究所淵ou害羞草研究所檙e upset? Why?害羞草研究所� he asked.
害羞草研究所淏ecause you don害羞草研究所檛 want anyone to get hurt,害羞草研究所� the officer replied.
害羞草研究所淗ow did you steel yourself when you heard (the threats)?害羞草研究所� Johnston asked.
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害羞草研究所淎fterwards, it害羞草研究所檚 a little bit harder. In hindsight, it was upsetting.害羞草研究所�
She said the conversation with Olienick moved to what would happen if police descended on Coutts.
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The officer last saw Olienick on Feb. 13, 2022. He was angry and upset, saying RCMP had sabotaged some heavy equipment near the highway, said the officer.
After informing her superior about the movements of Olienick and Carbert, she said she was told to leave the area.
Hours later, police carried out an early morning raid.
During cross-examination, Olienick害羞草研究所檚 lawyer Marilyn Burns questioned the lack of actual quotes in the officer害羞草研究所檚 notes.
The officer acknowledged that as true, but said, 害羞草研究所淚t doesn害羞草研究所檛 mean the context of my notes are not contextual or accurate.害羞草研究所�
Burns also suggested that the officer may have misinterpreted what Olienick said about slitting throats.
Perhaps, said Burns, Olienick was using throat-slitting as a figure of speech and that police would in effect be figuratively slitting their own throats if they took action against the blockade.
害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e dealing with an interpretation of language,害羞草研究所� said Burns.
Prosecutor Johnston objected.
害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 not what it says in the (officer害羞草研究所檚) notes,害羞草研究所� he said.
害羞草研究所淚 didn害羞草研究所檛 say it did,害羞草研究所� replied Burns.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 suggesting there is another interpretation than simply the people at Coutts slitting the police throats.害羞草研究所�
Olienick and Carbert are also charged with mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Olienick faces a further charge of being in possession of a pipe bomb.
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