Health agency wants jail time for Calgary pastor and brother for breaking COVID rules
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A lawyer for Alberta Health Services says an Alberta pastor and his brother found guilty of contempt after deliberately violating COVID-19 health orders should go to jail.
Artur Pawlowski and his brother Dawid Pawlowski of Calgary were arrested in May and accused of organizing an illegal gathering as well as promoting and attending an illegal gathering. The arrests came after court orders were granted allowing Alberta Health Services and police to charge anyone who advertised gatherings that would breach health restrictions. At a sentencing hearing Monday, the health provider asked that the pastor be jailed for 21 days and that his brother be sentenced to 10 days. "It is ... reasonable to assert that the respondents' breach on May 8 posed a risk to the public health, given the ongoing presence of the pandemic," said lawyer John Siddons. "AHS also underscores that the respondents' breach of the court order was done in a publicly defined manner which was recorded and posted to Artur Pawlowski's social media account ... effectively publicizing his breach of the order to the world at large." The court is also being asked to fine Artur Pawlowski $2,000 and impose $15,000 in costs.
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