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Michel COMTE

MYSTERIOUS: Us capitol riot fugitive seeks asylum in canada - What They Never Told You

More than 1,500 people have been charged in connection with the 2021 assault on Congress (Credit: AFP)

An American man who absconded after being sentenced to prison for his role in the US Capitol riot is now seeking political asylum in Canada, as he hopes for a pardon when Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Antony Vo, 32, was sentenced to nine months behind bars and ordered to report to a federal prison on June 14, 2024, but instead he fled to Canada.

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