Fugitive Convicted J6 Rioter Seeks Asylum In Canada

Indianapolis’s CW affiliate reports:

A Jan. 6 riot defendant from Indiana who escaped his prison sentence is applying for refugee status in Canada. Antony Vo in November told I-Team 8 he still believes President-elect Donald Trump will deliver pardons to all Jan. 6 riot defendants once he’s back in the Oval Office on Jan. 20. But, for now, Vo is waiting for that day in Canada as he goes through the country’s asylum process.

Vo said his immediate plans include skiing. He and his mother, Annie Vo, were both charged as nonviolent participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Antony was convicted but never served his nine-month sentence. Vo’s application for political refugee status makes sweeping claims that he’s the victim of a government conspiracy, writing that his conviction is “purely political persecution.”

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