Fri Jul 14, 2023 – 9:46 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The pro-freedom group Action4Canada has launched a petition asking that Alberta government officials drop an upcoming sentencing hearing against Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski, who in May was found guilty of mischief and breaching a release order after he gave a sermon to truckers in 2022.
Titled “Withdraw Crown’s Incarceration Sentencing of Pastor Artur Pawlowski,” the petition asks that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, provincial Minister of Justice Mickey Amery, and Crown Prosecutor Steven Johnston stop its sentencing hearing against the pastor. The petition has nearly 6,000 signatures at the time of writing.
Pawlowski will hear his sentencing verdict on August 9 at 11 a.m. local time at the Court of King’s Bench, in Lethbridge, Alberta. According to Pawlowski, he faces up to 10 years of jail time total if found guilty.
In a recent interview with Action4Canada founder Tanya Gaw, Pawlowski told her, “That’s a scary thing because now we’ve lost any ability for anyone to be able to fight and defend themselves.”
“What is scary about this judgment is that if I go down, if they can get away with this, if they can muzzle and
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