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Frances Martel<\/a>19 Sep 2023294 6:48<\/p>\n\n\n\n A court in Alberta, Canada, sentenced Pastor Artur Pawlowski on Monday to 60 days in prison for a speech to Freedom Convoy truckers in February 2022 in which he supported their protests against repressive lockdown, vaccine, and other mandates related to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pawlowski, who first rose to prominence for expelling Canadian police from his church for trying to shut down an Easter service in 2021, faced<\/a> multiple charges, including \u201cmischief,\u201d a crime in Canada, and violating the Critical Infrastructure Defense Act (CIDA). The latter charge suggested that Pawlowski\u2019s speaking to protesters on the Alberta-Montana border was an attack on the province\u2019s road infrastructure, as he encouraged them to continue an ongoing blockade demanding the lifting of coronavirus-related mandates. Prosecutors were demanding up to ten months in prison for the pastor on the grounds that he has publicly and repeatedly denied having any remorse for his vocal opposition to lockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m not ashamed of what I did. If I had a chance to do it again, I would do it again, gladly,\u201d Pawlowski told<\/a> a crowd of supporters after his conviction on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Judge Gordon Krinke reserved a conviction on the charges of attacking infrastructure, as Pawlowski\u2019s defense had challenged the CIDA as unconstitutional, and proceedings regarding that law are ongoing. He found<\/a> Pawlowski guilty of \u201cmischief\u201d and breaching a release order in May. The 60-day sentence handed down on Monday includes time served, so Pawlowski walked out of the court free \u2013 but with a criminal conviction on his record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA period of incarceration is required in order to achieve the objectives of denunciation and deterrence,\u201d Krinke said at the sentencing, according to the CBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to the sentencing, prosecutor Steven Johnston argued<\/a> that the case, in which Pawlowski faced charges for delivering a sermon<\/a>, was \u201cnot about freedom of religion and it is not about free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn this case, the accused comes before the court with no sense of remorse,\u201d Johnston said. \u201cThe lack of remorse, the lack of introspection is important in this case because of the fact he is likely a high risk to redo this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pawlowski appeared to agree in remarks to the 200 supporters who convened to celebrate his release on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor the past 18 months they\u2019ve done everything in their power to force me to say that I am guilty, that I am sorry. They were forcing me to apologize, but I have nothing to apologize for,\u201d the pastor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hope that my oppressors are listening because this is not over. This is just the beginning,\u201d Pawlowski added, also stating that he would \u201cgladly\u201d repeat the actions that resulted in his arrest if he deemed it necessary: https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=francesmartel&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hundreds of supporters similarly rallied in support of the pastor following his initial conviction in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n