Turkey Frees U.S. Pastor in Move Long Sought by Trump and Pence
- A Turkish court set free U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson after holding him in prison for almost two years, removing a key source of tension between Turkey and the United States. The court in Izmir convicted Brunson, 50, an evangelical pastor from North Carolina, and sentenced him to three years, 1 month and 15 days in jail, but lifted all judicial controls and released him after accounting for penalty reductions and time served. Brunson had been accused of collaborating with terrorist groups and participating in a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey. ...
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