Live Updates: Rebel reporter in court over alleged COVID-19 curfew violations
Yanky Pollak was issued numerous fines totalling nearly $15,000 while he was reporting on the Montreal police's enforcement of Quebec's ‘public health’ curfew.
Rebel News' Yanky Pollak is back in Montreal again. Despite fleeing to freedom-loving Florida, the legal troubles Yanky got into while covering Quebec's extreme lockdown, which included a curfew and severe fines for anyone found to be in violation, continue to follow him.
During the five-month curfew in 2021 and a subsequent trip back to cover its return in 2022, Yanky racked up numerous fines from officers all too happy to enforce these draconian “public health” measures.
In total, he racked up 15 tickets, amounting to somewhere around $15,000 in fines. With the court dates for these charges now coming up, Yanky has travelled back to Canada to hopefully be vindicated for simply practicing journalism in Canada.
Alexa Lavoie is live tweeting the trial as it happens. Follow along below:
VICTORY: The judge finds me NOT guilty in using a cell phone while driving for filming a police officer yelling at me after he told me to stop in the middle of the street! https://t.co/zWbuoiC6Qd
— Yanky (@Yanky_Pollak) April 4, 2023
The Verdict of @Yanky_Pollak :
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) April 4, 2023
Jaywalking: Guilty
Jaywalking: Guilty
Failing to obey: Guilty
Revolving the engine: Acquit
At the municipal court, in a few moments, we'll hear the judge's decision on some of the previous tickets who are related to the curfew that occurred in Quebec during COVID-19.
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) April 4, 2023
For more go over https://t.co/sJH1IVqtus
Trial postponed on November 14th for Mister @Yanky_Pollak, 6 months from now.
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) April 4, 2023
But there is no certainty that on this date we will know the final verdict.
Stay tune for the report from today at https://t.co/RtWcy1NZIZ
Yanky Pollak's lawyer is calling for the Jordan ruling in five of his cases.
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) April 4, 2023
Some of the tickets for Mister Pollak are older than 18 months.
Remember that @Yanky_Pollak keeps flying back and forth from Florida in order to appear in court.
Let's see what will happen.
What other journalists than independent journalists need to go to court because they were doing their job?
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) April 4, 2023
Curfew tickets are truly unfair and a way of silencing voices.
Is there any freedom of the press in Canada?@Yanky_Pollak @RebelNewsOnline
At the Montreal Courthouse today for @Yanky_Pollak’s Curfew trials and to receiving the verdict of some of his previous cases.
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) April 4, 2023
Stay tuned!
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