Twenty people arrested in two days of raids on Wet’suwet’en territory | APTN News

Gidimt’en Checkpoint spokesperson Sleydo’ and Jocelyn Alec, the daughter of hereditary chief Dinï ze’ Woos’s (Frank Alec) were among 20 people arrested in two days of raids on Wet’suwet’en territory over the weekend. Police started the raids Friday as a number of heavily armed officers moved up the Morice River Service Road. “Those arrested are all facing charges of civil contempt for breaching the terms of a BC Supreme Court injunction granted to Coastal GasLink (CGL),” said a release from Gidimt’en Checkpoint. Opposition among Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs to the 670 km pipeline route sparked rallies and rail blockades across Canada early last year, while the elected council of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation and others in the area have agreed to the project. A memorandum of understanding had been signed between the hereditary chiefs and the federal and provincial governments, easing tensions up until now. Read more: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news... • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/2uowfBY Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Follow APTN News on Twitter:   / aptnnews   Like APTN News on Facebook:   / aptnnews   Follow APTN News on Instagram:   / aptnnews   Download the APTN News app here: https://aptnnews.ca/aptn-news-app Listen and subscribe to APTN News podcasts here: https://aptnnews.ca/podcast