Charges withdrawn from Muskrat Falls

There are five people charged with breaches of court orders in connection with the protests at the Muskrat Falls site in October of 2016.

And their charges have either been acquitted or had their charges withdrawn.

Defence lawyer Mark Gruchy says that means the five members of the Labrador Land Protectors are now free of the court process.

The charges were laid after Nalcor sought a court injunction to prevent people from entering or blocking the construction site.

Gruchy says the case hits a nerve, and he was first drawn into the issue following the detention of Beatrice Hunter.

He noted that the use of court injunctions in resource development disputes was effectively rolling back the clock on reconciliation.

Story courtesy of the VOCM.