Lawrence Greenspon will represent Tamara Lich, the organizer of a $ 10 million GoFundMe that supports escorts, as she seeks to change some of her release conditions. Lich was arrested on February 17, a day before a major police operation to remove Freedom Convoy protesters who had taken to the streets of downtown Ottawa about three weeks earlier. Lich is co-accused with co-accused Chris Barber of disorderly conduct, counseling malice, intimidation, counseling intimidation, counseling police obstruction and police obstruction. He was released on bail on March 7 under various conditions, including restrictions on the use of social media. Greenspan told CTV News Ottawa by telephone that the limitation of social media is very wide. “In my humble opinion, it is too broad and unnecessary a condition for release to be reconsidered,” he said. Greenspon joined Leach’s legal team on Monday as part of joint charges between her and Barber. He said that it is common in these circumstances to have a lawyer for each accused. Diane Magkas, who previously represented both Leach and Barber, will now focus on Barber’s case. Greenspon has been involved in many high-profile cases in Ottawa, defending former Senators Mike Duffy and Momim Hawatza – the first person to be charged and convicted under the Counter-Terrorism Act. He also represented Abdirahman Abdi’s family in a civil suit against the Ottawa Police Service Council following Abdi’s death in 2016. He says Lich’s case has some compelling evidence. “Tamara Lich does not have a criminal record. “He is charged with criminal offenses that do not involve violence, weapons or anything like that,” he said. The judge who granted Lich’s bail had commented that, before the occupation of the “Freedom Convoy”, he had lived what he called “pro-social life”. A date has not yet been announced for consideration of Lich’s release conditions. Greenspan said the court must first decide whether it has jurisdiction to review the terms imposed on the review of Leach’s bail before proceeding. He expects this to happen next week, with the review – if it’s jurisdiction – most likely in early May.
