CALGARY, Alberta, July 29, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Canadian Pastor Artur Pawlowski, who made international headlines after being arrested in a highway takedown in May for holding worship services amid lockdowns, could be facing 21 days in jail if government health authorities get their way.
Pawlowski’s lawyers, whom he has retained with the help of Rebel News, were in court earlier this week to request an adjournment after Alberta Health Services (AHS) filed a contempt of court charge against Pawlowski and his brother Dawid.
AHS asked the court that the pair serve a 21-day jail sentence for “openly” flaunting COVID rules after holding worship services at their Cave of Adullam church located in Calgary, Alberta, in the spring of 2021.
According to a Global News report, Alberta Justice Adam Germain agreed to allow the Pawlowski’s lawyer Sarah Miller time to prepare her arguments for her clients, saying he was going “to give her every opportunity to vigorously defend her clients,” due to the nature of the charges.
According to the Global News report, Germain said that he does not want the “21-day jail sentences that you’ve (AHS) asked for” if COVID-19 is running “wild” in jails.
The judge also added that
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