A Turkish court has refused to release US pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest, media reported on Wednesday citing sources
ANKARA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th August, 2018) A Turkish court has refused to release US pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest, media reported on Wednesday citing sources.
According to the CNN Turk broadcaster, the court has rejected an appeal filed by the pastor's lawyer, who is seeking his release and return to the United States.
Turkish authorities put Brunson in jail in 2016 for alleged ties to the movement of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, referred to as Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) by Ankara and accused of having orchestrated a failed military coup that took place in Turkey the same year.
The pastor was released from a Turkish prison in July and placed under house arrest.
