Turkey condemns the pastor of the United States but lets him go
Turkey condemns the pastor of the United States but lets him go
The latest trial of US pastor Andrew Brunson, who is accused of espionage and charges related to terrorism (all local timetables):
5:20 p.m.
The American president Donald Trump says he hopes to have American evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson back in the United States soon.
Brunson is a 50-year-old American pastor who was convicted on Turkish charges by a Turkish court on Friday, but released from house arrest and allowed to leave Turkey. The measure is likely to ease tensions between the two NATO allies.
Shortly after the verdict was announced, Trump tweeted: "Working very hard with Pastor Brunson!"
Trump also tweeted: "My thoughts and prayers are with Pastor Brunson, and we hope to have him safe at home soon!"
The pastor is a native of North Carolina, but has lived in Turkey for more than two decades and has been incarcerated for the past two years. He is one of the thousands trapped in the repression of the Turkish government after a failed coup in 2016 against the Turkish government.
Prosecutors accused Brunson of committing crimes on behalf of terrorist groups. He denied all charges.
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4:45 p.m.
A Turkish court has sentenced a US pastor at the center of a Turkish-American diplomatic row over terrorism charges, but released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave Turkey.
The court near the western city of Izmir on Friday sentenced Andrew Brunson to 3 years and 1 month in prison for the sentence, but since the evangelical pastor has already spent two years in detention, he will not have more time.
Brunson, 50, rejected charges related to espionage and terrorism and vigorously maintained his innocence.
Attorney Ismail Cem Halavurt said Brunson was expected to leave Turkey to go to the United States
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4:05 p.m.
A Turkish prosecutor requested that a US pastor at the center of a diplomatic dispute between Turkey and the United States be released from house arrest pending the outcome of his trial.
In the fourth hearing in the case against Andrew Brunson, the prosecutor also recommended that he be found guilty of charges related to terrorism.
A panel of judges is expected to arrive at an interim ruling later on Friday.
Brunson, 50, is accused of charges related to terrorism and espionage. He rejects the charges and vigorously maintains his innocence.
The pastor told the court that he is "an innocent man, I love Jesus, I love Turkey."
The United States has repeatedly asked for his release.
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8:35 a.m.
The trial of a US pastor at the center of a diplomatic row between Turkey and the United States resumed on Friday in Turkey, with observers waiting to see if the authorities will release him amid threats of new US sanctions.
The fourth hearing of the case against Andrew Brunson began in a prison complex near the western city of Smyrna before noon, hours after he arrived at a convoy secured before dawn.
The evangelical pastor is accused of charges related to terror and espionage, and faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted.
Brunson, 50, who has lived in Turkey for more than two decades, rejects the charges and firmly maintains his innocence. He is one of the thousands trapped in a large-scale government crackdown that followed a failed coup against the Turkish government in July 2016.
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