Instead, two of her supporters were arrested. Romana Didulo is a resident of BC. who claims to be an extraterrestrial being with superior powers and insists that she is the ruler of Canada and, more recently, the world. “I am head of state, leader and head of government and queen of Canada, replacing Queen Elizabeth II of England, who has now been executed for crimes against humanity,” Didulo said in a YouTube video in September. It has supporters across the country, including in Peterborough, where Frank Curtin organized Saturday’s event. It was promoted by a written statement from Didulo calling for “armed forces, special forces, black operations and special operations” to come to Peterborough to help police arrests for COVID-19 measures. Police came out of the building shortly after 4pm and began detaining people, fighting with some of the participants. Some of the protesters shouted “shame” and hurled obscenities, while others tried to intervene. This was done in a restricted parking area behind the station. The city’s police later said via Twitter that two people had been arrested while the investigation was ongoing. Police are asking anyone with video to either send a link to [email protected] or call 705-876-1122 ext. 555 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or http://stopcrimehere.ca. While no names have been released, one of the many social media videos taken and shared at the scene by Didulo’s supporters shows Curtin being dragged into the station by police, his camouflage shirt coming off in the process. The videos also show a second man being carried inside. Earlier on Saturday, people began to gather at noon before Curtin addressed the crowd, calling for peace and calm. As more people gathered around 1 p.m. He then drove to the door of the police station, but found it locked, unresponsive when he rang the bell and knocked. A man with Curtin suggested hitting a counter-protester to get police attention, adding “Just kidding!” That counter-protester was a person wearing an orange medical mask and holding a sign that read “Vaccines Save Lives.” He shouted the slogan repeatedly, along with “Hail Satan.” At one point, when members of the group gathered in Confederation Square, the counter-protester was confronted and told to leave. One of Didulo’s supporters grabbed and tore up the sign. Didulo called on her supporters to kill people who promote vaccines for children. She and her supporters also recommend not paying bills and serving “cease and desist” orders on police, pharmacists and health workers because of health orders. Many of Didulo’s ideas come from QAnon, a US conspiracy movement whose followers believe in an organized child-trafficking network led by Democrats and that Donald Trump is their savior. By mid-afternoon the group continued to gather at the station’s main entrance at Water and McDonnel streets. A smaller group stood at a back entrance. Didulo herself arrived in an RV with her photo on the side, accompanied by a black sedan with a fake presidential seal and several people wearing white hats, pants and jackets. Didulo came out briefly to hand out bottled water and plates of food to supporters. The rally drew onlookers unrelated to Curtin or Didulo, including people lining the sidewalks and nearby residents sitting on their porches and front steps to watch the events unfold. A smaller group of protesters remained at the scene into the evening, as did Didulo’s RV. “Peterborough Police are still monitoring protesters at the station,” the police service said via Twitter shortly after 6pm. This story will be updated. SHARE:
