2 SPECIAL FORCES MEMBERS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGEDLY TAKING PART IN CONVOY PROTESTS IN OTTAWA.

Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada: Two members of the military's elite special forces unit are under investigation for their alleged involvement in the convoy protest in Ottawa, according to a statement from the Department of National Defence.

Maj.-Gen Steve Boivin, commander of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, said the first case came to the attention of senior leaders on Feb. 1, and the other on Feb. 10.

Both members were already in the process of being released from the Canadian Armed Forces and were supporting the protest "in some form or another," he said.

A source within the special forces, who spoke on condition of confidentiality because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the two members are part of Joint Task Force 2, also known as JTF2, a special elite unit working in counter-terrorism, protective services and special reconnaissance.