Soldier Facing Charges After Urging Troops to Disobey, Not to Take 'Killer' COVID Vaccine at Rally
A Canadian soldier is facing charges related to mutiny after claiming that the COVID-19 vaccine was a "killer" and urged his fellow military officers not to participate in the distribution of the vaccinations, reported CP24.
The soldier, Officer Cadet Ladislas Kenderesi, participated in an anti-lockdown rally on December 5, 2020, where he wore his Canadian Forces uniform and gave a speech, urging other Canadian Armed Forces members to stand against the government mandate to distribute the vaccine.
The Ottawa Citizen reported that Kenderesi had said, "I might get in a lot of s*** for doing this, but I don't care anymore," to which the audience cheered.
He said at the rally, "I'm asking military, right now serving, truck drivers, medical, engineers, whatever you are, do not take this unlawful order (for) the distribution of this vaccine."
Kenderesi was a member of the Reserve Cadet Instructor Cadre in Borden, Ontario, according to the Canadian Department of National Defence. However, following the December rally, Kenderesi was "removed from performance of military duties," confirmed Department of National Defence spokesman Dan Le Bouthillier.
The Canadian Department of National Defence confirmed with Newsweek Tuesday that on May 12, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service officially charged Kenderesi with one count of endeavoring to persuade another person to join in a classified mutiny, as well as one count of "behaving in a scandalous manner unbecoming of an officer."
"While the charges have been laid, it is currently in the referral process and no court-martial has been scheduled," Le Bouthillier stated.
Ottawa lawyer Michel Drapeau told Ottawa Citizen that such charges are unheard of in "modern times," and defence officials say that Kenderesi is the first soldier charged with mutiny in almost two decades.
A GoFundMe page was made by his supporters who wished to raise money to help pay for the legal fees, and the description says that Kenderesi was charged "for speaking out against the experimental gene therapy on December 5 at the human rights assembly at Dundas Square in Toronto."
In a video on the GoFundMe page, Kenderesi speaks to the camera, saying, "I'm just saying a small prayer for myself, and a prayer for Canada and Canadians, that hopefully my efforts and what I have done is not in vain."
The Department of National Defence told Newsweek that the case will proceed through the military justice system, and Kenderesi "remains on the CJCR's non-effective strength list pending the outcome of the charges."
