Approximately fifty heavily armed police raided the hotel where Rebel News reporters were staying in Montreal on Saturday.
Rebel News reporters Keean Bexte and David Menzies have been detained.
The Canadian conservative outlet said in a statement that “police have sealed off the AirBnb we were staying in with police tape — they say it’s a ‘crime scene.’”
“Of course it’s not. In fact, when we asked them what the ‘crime’ was, all they could come up with was that our staying in the hotel was an illegal ‘gathering,’ contrary to Quebec’s lockdown laws,” the statement continued. “That’s obviously not true. It is a registered, legal hotel rental on Airbnb. In fact, we had fewer guests than the facility is built for.”
Rebel Media founder Ezra Levant continued on to note that “this is the same Montreal police who have harassed and assaulted our reporters for weeks. This is their revenge. Because we report on their misconduct.” He also said that he was manhandled by the police.
The outlet was in town to cover anti-lockdown protests.
Watch the moment Montreal’s thuggish police assault and arrest our reporter @TheMenzoid. Help us fight back at https://t.co/roDg8jvAa1 pic.twitter.com/nCxGBStp8Y
— Ezra Levant
(@ezralevant) April 10, 2021
Montreal police don’t have their search warrant yet. So they have deemed our Airbnb a crime scene. I’m not sure what they’re searching for — we have obviously uploaded our footage. They’re dragging it out to stop our work. So I shared my thoughts with them directly. pic.twitter.com/BsErpxSJN5
— Ezra Levant
Montreal police have raided our Airbnb and are arresting and handcuffing our journalists. As I told the cops, we will be getting to know each other very well as we sue them. https://t.co/roDg8jvAa1 pic.twitter.com/HB7I9mLlIk
— Ezra Levant
The Montreal Police being very aggressive.
Is this force necessary or acceptable by Canadian standards against independent journalists?
I did not know what to expect coming to the scene, but wow. I am shocked by my local police actions today. pic.twitter.com/KBKtz5CWVN
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) April 10, 2021
Levant is now fundraising to file a lawsuit against the police force. Those who wish to contribute can do so here.
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