A member of an Ontario Amish community has won a legal battle after previously being convicted of not complying with the Quarantine Act during COVID-19.
Niagara Provincial Offences Court overturned the Amish man’s conviction and gave him a suspended sentence without a fine, according to the Canadian charity The Democracy Fund (TDF) which provided him legal representation.
TDF senior litigation counsel Adam Blake-Gallipeau told The Epoch Times that the man had not been properly notified about the original court proceedings and did not make an appearance. On that basis the court overturned the conviction, Blake-Gallipeau said.
The Amish man had been accused by Crown prosecutors of non-compliance with COVID-19 regulations and failure to complete the ArriveCan app, according to an Oct. 1 TDF news release….