Turkish Court Remands Pastor Brunson in Prison
A Turkish court has remanded American Pastor, Andrew Brunson, in prison to await a new court hearing set for October 12.
Pastor Brunson who has been imprisoned for nearly two years on made-up charges of terrorism, preaching the Gospel and other things, was hoping for a better outcome.
Speaking to CBN News, Aykan Erdemir, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former member of Turkey’s parliament, noted that “Pastor Brunson has been the victim of one of the most notorious smear campaigns in Turkish history.”
“We are hearing President Erdogan has a more concrete idea in the ways in which Turkish relations could be harmed as a result of his hostage diplomacy,” he said.
According to CBN, a number of members have been to Turkey to visit Brunson and plead his case, along with the Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback.
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