EDMONTON—A group that supports an Alberta pastor jailed after being charged with violating COVID-19 public-health orders says it expects him to be released in the coming days. Crown prosecutors have dropped all but one charge against James Coates and have agreed to his release without bail conditions, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms said Wednesday. Prosecutors did not immediately return messages seeking comment. Coates, who preaches at GraceLife Church west of Edmonton, has been in jail for a month for allegedly holding services that violated public health rules on the size of gatherings. Jay Cameron, a lawyer with the Justice Center, said two RCMP officers met with Coates after a service Feb. 7 and imposed a condition on the pastor that he only hold church services that followed public−health orders. Coates refused to follow the condition, said Cameron, who added the RCMP should have taken the pastor before a justice …
Alberta Pastor Jailed for Violating COVID-19 Health Orders to Be Released: Justice Centre
March 17, 2021
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