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Canadian soldier faces mutiny charges for trying to block vaccine distribution
Also: Military officer facing mutiny charge after anti-vaccine speech in Toronto
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Source: The Guardian
Canadian soldier faces mutiny charges for trying to block vaccine distribution
• Ladislas Kenderesi urged soldiers not to distribute vaccine
• Officer cadet took part in anti-lockdown rally in December
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Tue 25 May 2021 20.52 BST
A Canadian soldier is facing rare mutiny charges after allegedly urging fellow members of the armed forces not to help with the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.
The Department of National Defence has announced charges against officer cadet Ladislas Kenderesi, a reservist in Ontario. Kenderesi has been charged with “endeavoring to persuade another person to join in a mutiny” and “behaving in a scandalous manner unbecoming of an officer”, according to officials.
The charge of mutiny is rare in Canada and has not been used in decades.
On 5 December 2020, Kenderesi appeared at an anti-lockdown rally in Toronto, wearing his military uniform. He warned attendees about “killer” vaccines – and called on other soldiers to disobey their orders to help distribute the vaccine.
“I’m asking the military, right now serving, truck drivers, medical, engineers, whatever you are, do not take this unlawful order in distribution of this vaccine,” he said at the rally. “I might get in a lot of shit for doing this. But I don’t care any more.”
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• Ladislas Kenderesi urged soldiers not to distribute vaccine
• Officer cadet took part in anti-lockdown rally in December
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Tue 25 May 2021 20.52 BST
A Canadian soldier is facing rare mutiny charges after allegedly urging fellow members of the armed forces not to help with the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.
The Department of National Defence has announced charges against officer cadet Ladislas Kenderesi, a reservist in Ontario. Kenderesi has been charged with “endeavoring to persuade another person to join in a mutiny” and “behaving in a scandalous manner unbecoming of an officer”, according to officials.
The charge of mutiny is rare in Canada and has not been used in decades.
On 5 December 2020, Kenderesi appeared at an anti-lockdown rally in Toronto, wearing his military uniform. He warned attendees about “killer” vaccines – and called on other soldiers to disobey their orders to help distribute the vaccine.
“I’m asking the military, right now serving, truck drivers, medical, engineers, whatever you are, do not take this unlawful order in distribution of this vaccine,” he said at the rally. “I might get in a lot of shit for doing this. But I don’t care any more.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/25/canadian-soldier-mutiny-court-martial-vaccine-coronavirus
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Source: Canadian Press
Military officer facing mutiny charge after anti-vaccine speech in Toronto
The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, May 25, 2021 1:34PM EDT
TORONTO -- The Department of National Defence says a military officer is facing charges after allegedly urging other members of the Canadian Armed Forces not to help with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Officer Cadet Ladislas Kenderesi has been charged with one count of persuading another person to join in a mutiny and one count of behaving in a scandalous manner unbecoming of an officer.
The charges follow a speech at an anti-lockdown rally in Toronto in December in which a man appeared in full military uniform and spoke out against what he called "killer" vaccines.
The man, who is introduced as Kenderesi and is wearing a name tag with that surname in a video of the speech posted on YouTube, calls on other military members to disobey their orders and not distribute the vaccine.
The Defence Department says Kenderesi was relieved of his duties as a reserve cadet instructor in Borden, Ont., in December and charged by military police on May 12.
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The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, May 25, 2021 1:34PM EDT
TORONTO -- The Department of National Defence says a military officer is facing charges after allegedly urging other members of the Canadian Armed Forces not to help with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Officer Cadet Ladislas Kenderesi has been charged with one count of persuading another person to join in a mutiny and one count of behaving in a scandalous manner unbecoming of an officer.
The charges follow a speech at an anti-lockdown rally in Toronto in December in which a man appeared in full military uniform and spoke out against what he called "killer" vaccines.
The man, who is introduced as Kenderesi and is wearing a name tag with that surname in a video of the speech posted on YouTube, calls on other military members to disobey their orders and not distribute the vaccine.
The Defence Department says Kenderesi was relieved of his duties as a reserve cadet instructor in Borden, Ont., in December and charged by military police on May 12.
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Read more: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/military-officer-facing-mutiny-charge-after-anti-vaccine-speech-in-toronto-1.5441954