Title: Reporter Justin Brake is facing criminal charges after reporting on protest. Source:
[None] URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awxTzloLqq4 Published:Mar 26, 2018 Author:Staff Post Date:2018-03-26 13:31:31 by Horse Keywords:None Views:70
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Justin Brake embedded with Indigenous demonstrators at the Muskrat Falls dam project in Labrador in October 2016. The protesters, who fear contaminants that could flow from the dam, violated an injunction by cutting through a lock on a gate and entering the project site. Brake followed them, livestreaming the action for several days.
For merely doing his job, the reporter is now fighting criminal and civil charges. Brake could face up to 10 years in prison in addition to fines and mounting legal fees.