(ETH)- The Polish pastor who is now known internationally for telling Canadian health officials that he does “not cooperate with Nazis” is now targeted by the government.
According to a new report from CBN News, Through a quietly signed warrant, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice David Gates has authorized police and health officials in Alberta “to use such reasonable force as they deem appropriate to gain access” to the building belonging to The Fortress of Adullam Church in Calgary, that is led by Pastor Artur Pawlowski.
The warrant was reportedly issued on April 23rd but it was not shared with Pawlowski’s attorney, Sarah Miller, until this week, according to Rebel News. According to details of the report obtained, This warrant forbids the pastor or anyone else operating on his behalf from interfering with officials, should they attempt to gain access to the church or try to reach Pawlowski, and if anyone tries to impede their actions, the judge has reportedly permited law enforcement officers “to do anything necessary” to both detain and arrest the pastor.
This new court document, also states that the pastor “shall grant access to any executive officer (as defined in the [Alberta Public Health Act]) in order for him or her to attend at the property without notice, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., to allow the executive officer to exercise his or her powers under [section] 59 of the Act.” CBN reports:
If Pawlowski “or any other person” denies access to government agents or “hinders or interferes with the executive officer in the exercise of his or her powers,” any police officer “shall be permitted to accompany and assist the executive officer and use such reasonable force as they consider appropriate to gain access to the premises.”
“It is further ordered that, in making an arrest under this order, law enforcement is authorized to do anything necessary to carry out the arrest, including the use of as much reasonable force as may be necessary to make the arrest, and without a warrant to enter any place where on reasonable grounds law enforcement believes that the offending person may be found,” the judge explained.
The warrant also specifies that, if there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Pawlowski or anyone else has violated the court order and failed to come into compliance after being asked to do so, police are empowered “to forthwith arrest that person, restrain him or her, and bring him or her, at the earliest possible time, before a justice of the Court of the Queen’s Bench to show cause why he or she should not be held in contempt of court.”
