BREAKING: Pastor Art Pawlowski to be released from jail after 51 days
UPDATE: 6:45pm ET / 4:45pm MT
All those gathered to great Artur upon his release have been instructed to leave immediately under threat that Artur would be arrested again should anyone speak with him before he leaves the Calgary Remand Centre grounds.
— Adam Soos ⳩ (@ATSoos) March 30, 2022
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UPDATE: Rebel News reporter Adam Soos is on location at the Calgary Remand Centre as Pastor Artur is set to be released.
We are on location at the Calgary Remand Centre where Pastor Artur Pawlowski is set to be released shortly.
— Adam Soos ⳩ (@ATSoos) March 30, 2022
(Excuse the audio, it is extremely windy.)
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Pastor Artur's son, Nathaniel, shares his anticipation for Artur's upcoming release.
Pastor Artur's son Nathaniel shares about the families anticipation for his imminent release.
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Marzena Pawlowski, the pastor's wife, also gave her reaction to her husband's bail being granted.
Marzena Pawlowski, Artur's wife, reacts to his pending release.
— Adam Soos ⳩ (@ATSoos) March 30, 2022
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The Pawlowski family and their supporters watched with excitement as the pastor's release nears.
Eagerly anticipating the release of pastor, father and husband Artur Pawlowski.https://t.co/kwmn3j9Pxo pic.twitter.com/fjOQYUAZZe
— Adam Soos ⳩ (@ATSoos) March 30, 2022
Not long after 1 p.m. local time, Pastor Artur was finally released after more than 50 days in jail.
Artur is out.
— Adam Soos ⳩ (@ATSoos) March 30, 2022
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Rebel News has confirmed Calgary Street Church Pastor Artur Pawlowski will be released from jail early Wednesday afternoon after being transferred back to remand in Calgary. Pawlowski's longtime lawyer, Sarah Miller, confirmed the news circulating on social media to Rebel News' Adam Soos Tuesday night.
BREAKING NEWS: Pastor Artur Pawlowski to be released on strict bail conditions tomorrow.
— Adam Soos ⳩ (@ATSoos) March 30, 2022
We will post an update with his lawyer tomorrow morning.
Stay tuned at https://t.co/kwmn3j9Pxo for coverage of his release and for an exclusive interview with Artur in the next few days.
Art had been transferred to Edmonton's Remand Centre late last week after being granted bail on charges of mischief and a charge under the never-before-used Critical Infrastructure Defence Act. Artur was granted bail on those charges Friday, however, he was then held in breach of his conditions for a previous finding of contempt of a court order that required Art to allow health inspectors into his church to check for covid compliance.
Artur's son Nathaniel discusses his father's legal win after suddenly being transferred from a Calgary facility to one three hours away.
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Those contempt sanctions previously mandated compelled speech from Artur, forcing him to renounce his own opinions on COVID-19 and lockdowns before offering them publicly. That particular sanction and a travel ban were stayed on appeal.
The most recent charges Art faces stem from a one-day visit to the Coutts border blockade where truckers and farmers were obstructing the mainland crossing between Alberta and Montana to protest remaining COVID-19 restrictions, including the vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers. Art gave a sermon telling the truckers to “hold the line,” but also called for peaceful civil disobedience in resistance to the government.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney told Rebel News' Syd Fizzard in a press conference that Art had incited violence.
Premier Jason Kenney responds to question about Pastor Artur Pawlowski whose been jailed for over 30 days now, at his press conference re: protecting places of worship.
— Syd Fizzard 🍁 (@SydFizzard) March 13, 2022
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If convicted under the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, Art faces up to six months in jail and fines of up to $10,000.
Art's legal defence is being funded through crowdfunded donations to www.SaveArtur.com. All donations to that special website qualify for a charitable tax receipt through a partnership with the registered Canadian charity The Democracy Fund.
Sheila Gunn Reid
Chief Reporter
Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.
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