In a file photo, Artur Pawlowski holds a press conference in Edmonton on May 24, 2023.
The lawyers for a Calgary pastor found guilty of mischief for encouraging protesters to continue blocking the Canada-U.S. border crossing in 2022 say he was communicating with attendees, not inciting them, and should have his conviction overturned.Artur Pawlowski, pictured here in a file photo from an event in Edmonton, is appealing his conviction for inciting mischief at the Coutts border blockade in 2022.
"The glaring absence of any reference to the blockade or the highway is fatal to the Crown's case and is an error in law," said Miller.'Don't you dare go breaking the line' Pawlowski encouraged those protesting COVID-19 health restrictions to stay in Coutts and hold their ground.
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