Christopher Lysak, one of four men charged with conspiracy to murder at an Alberta border blockade protest earlier this year, has asked to go directly to trial.
A lawyer for Lysak, 48, told a Lethbridge judge on April 11 that he is waiving his right to a preliminary hearing in favour of being tried by a judge and jury in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench.
“He is detained and would like the earliest trial,” lawyer Alias Sanders told The Canadian Press on behalf of Lysak’s lawyer, Jim Lutz.
Lysak, who has been denied bail, is also charged with uttering threats, possession of a weapon, and mischief to property over $5000.
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