Polish-Canadian  Pastor Artur Pawlowski has been arrested and sentenced to 18 months probation for failing to comply with covid regulations in his state. Alberta has an ongoing legal battle with Pawlowski, after he continued to hold church services, despite churches being ordered to close.

Part of Pawlowski’s probation order states that he is to parrot the medical experts advice for his state in his church. This includes guidelines for social distancing, maske wearing, and vaccines.

Pawlowski has refused to comply with the order.

“This is totally and wholly new as far as sentencing goes, as far as I can see or as far as I am familiar with,” Sarah Miller, lawyer to Pawlowski, told Fox News. “I’ve never heard of any kind of probationary period which includes conditions that compelled certain speech. It seems highly unusual and rare.”

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