Edmonton Police Officers Who Joined Trucker Protest ‘Relieved of Duty Without Pay’

Edmonton Police Officers Who Joined Trucker Protest ‘Relieved of Duty Without Pay’
Protesters in a truck convoy leave the Canada-U.S. border crossing after demonstrating against COVID-19 mandates for over two weeks, in Coutts, Alberta, on Feb. 15, 2022. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
Isaac Teo
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Two Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers who made public statements supporting the trucker protest opposing COVID-19 mandates and restrictions have been suspended without pay.

As of Feb. 23, Constable Elena Golysheva and Staff Sergeant Rick Abbott have both been “relieved of duty without pay following a preliminary internal review,” said EPS spokesperson Cheryl Sheppard in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times on Feb. 26.