Controversial preacher arrested on Calgary tarmac for warrants after U.S. anti-vaxx speaking tour
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Controversial preacher Artur Pawlowski was arrested on outstanding warrants as he arrived back in Calgary on a private charter flight following a month-long anti-vaccine speaking tour in the U.S. where he met with extreme right wing online social media activists and Donald Trump's son.
On Monday afternoon, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers made the arrest.
He is now charged with disobeying a court order and failing to wear a mask, which is a $50 bylaw ticket. The offences date back to March and June of this year, according to Calgary police.
Pawlowski's lawyer, Sarah Miller, called the timing "illogical" given the dates of the alleged breach and bylaw ticket were before her client left for the U.S.
Video circulating on Twitter shows Pawlowski being arrested on the tarmac of the Calgary airport Monday afternoon.
About seven hours later, lawyer Miller secured her client's release on the condition that he keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
Pawlowski and his brother, Dawid Pawlowski — who is running for a city council seat in Ward 11, are already facing potential jail sentences after being convicted of contempt for repeatedly flouting COVID-19 public health measures and encouraging others to do the same.
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