Ont. Mohawk protester denied bail again
Arrest came after rail, highway traffic disrupted in aboriginal day of action
Last Updated: Friday, August 10, 2007 | 5:16 PM ET
CBC News
An aboriginal protester arrested after the blockade of a highway and a rail line in eastern Ontario during the aboriginal day of action on June 29 has been denied bail for the second time.
Lawyers for 43-year-old Shawn Brant argued unsuccessfully for his release at a court in Napanee, Ont., as Brant’s supporters danced, waved flags and beat drums outside, under the watchful eyes of police.
Brant was earlier denied bail shortly after he surrendered to police on July 5.
At that time, he was charged with mischief in relation to the June blockades near Deseronto, Ont., 26 kilometres east of Belleville.
He also charged with breaching bail conditions imposed after his arrest following another rail blockade in April. That bail order prohibited him from participating in unlawful protests.
Brant is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, whose band council is in negotiations with the federal government over disputed land near the reserve.
Protesters, including Brant, have argued that the negotiations were proceeding too slowly.
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