Pawlowski’s lawyer, Sarah Miller of JSS Barristers, described Pawlowski’s detention as “quite bizarre,” telling Rebel News, “We can’t understand why he hasn’t been released yet. We can’t understand why it took them so long to get him in contact with his legal counsel.”
Pastor Artur Pawlowski, the Polish pastor who was arrested Saturday by Calgary Police in the middle of a busy highway on his way home from church, claimed he is being mistreated in prison but still remains “in good spirits.”
During a brief exclusive interview with Rebel News on Sunday (video below), Pawlowski recalled the arrest that allegedly left him injured.
As The Daily Wire reported, a large number of police pulled over Pawlowski and his brother, Dawid Pawlowski, to inform them that they were under arrest for allegedly violating Alberta’s Public Health Act by continuing to hold church services. Pawlowski also repeatedly ejected police and health officials from his church when they attempted to enter during worship.
After removing them from their car, officers placed the men on wet asphalt in the middle of a busy highway, handcuffed them, and dragged them into police vans.
“I was thrown like a piece of meat behind the police vehicle,” Pawlowski said.
“I had bruises all over my face, almost broke my shoulder,” he continued, explaining that he had to lay down on his handcuffed hands in the back of the van for at least an hour.
Recounting how he and his brother were taken to separate cells when they arrived at jail, Pawlowski alleged that they were not being afforded the basic amenities given even to neighboring inmates. “They’re not allowing us to sleep, so 24 hours I can’t sleep,” he said. “The lights are so bright, it’s absolutely crazy. Even though other inmates — for example, across from my cell — they turned the lights off so they could go to sleep. I don’t have that same courtesy. We do not have blankets, we don’t have pillows, nothing. We had to spend the whole day yesterday, and the whole night, and half a day right now on cold concrete.”
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