An Ontario police oversight agency said it is investigating two cases of police operations during the protest against COVID-19 mandates in the nation’s capital on Feb. 18 and 19, including one incident where a civilian was seriously injured. In a news release issued Feb. 20, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said a 49-year-old woman “has a reported serious injury” following an “interaction” with a Toronto Police Service officer on a horse at roughly 5:14 p.m. on Feb. 18 on Rideau Street and Mackenzie Avenue in Ottawa. Police advanced on protesters on Feb. 18, in some cases knocking people down. A video circulating on social media shows police on horseback riding through a crowd of protesters, and as onlookers scream, two people are seen lying on the ground when the horses clear the area. A man can be heard saying, “They just trampled that lady.” The OPS had initially said on Feb. 18 that it …
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