From Fox News: Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was originally sentenced to
death in his native country for his Christian faith, was acquitted of
apostasy charges and released from custody.
Nadarkhani, 32, was imprisoned for three years and waiting execution
for refusing to renounce his Christian faith. His charges were lowered
to evangelizing to Muslims, which carried a three-year sentence. He was
released with time served, according to the American Center for Law and
Justice, a Washington-based watchdog group that had been campaigning for
the pastor's release.
"Today our sources in Iran reported that Pastor Youcef was acquitted
of apostasy and released from prison. After languishing in prison for
almost three years, he has been reunited with his family," Jordan
Sekulow, executive director of ACLJ said in a statement to FoxNews.com.
"While we are working on confirming the exact details of his release,
some sources report that the court alternatively convicted Pastor
Youcef of evangelizing to Muslims, sentencing him to three years and
granting him time served. Pastor Youcef’s story is an example of how
the world
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/08/christian-pastor-jailed-in-iran-for-3-years-is-freed-watchdog-group-says/#ixzz25twm8QuE
At least there is some common sense somewhere in Iran and it would be interesting to see where the pressure was coming from to get him released.
I hope he is ok, both physically and mentally.
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