Pastor arrested for wanted to view 'Drag Queen Hour'

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(WND)  -  A pastor in Washington state who wanted to observe a “drag queen” stunt being staged by his local public library was arrested, thrown in the back of a police van and held there for hours.

Now the Pacific Justice Institute is working to get the charges tossed.

PJI already has done that in other cases in which pastors or evangelists have been shut down by police while exercising their First Amendment rights.

In the latest incident, Afshin Yaghtin, according to PJI, went to a public library in Spokane, Washington, on June 15 to observe a “Drag Queen Story Hour.”

He arrived a couple of hours before the event, and instead of being allowed into the public facility was stopped by police.

He carried no signs, didn’t preach and didn’t even consider himself a protester, but officers ordered him off the public property. PJI said he was told to “go across the street with everyone else who the police deemed not to be supportive of the event.”

The police presence was significant, with snipers even staged at strategic points, PJI said.

When Yaghtin “asserted his First Amendment rights” police arrested him.

“He was handcuffed and thrown in the back of a police van for several hours,” PJI said.

But “while the police were ordering Yaghtin and others concerned about DQSH to leave or go across the street, they allowed supporters of the drag queens to surround and enter the library. Some of the event supporters carried provocative signs depicting Jesus in a dress reading to children. Other supporters dressed like angels with oversized wings,” said PJI.

After he bailed out, Yaghtin connected with PJI, which began working on his case.

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