Jailed US pastor finally appears in Turkish court
American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has become a political football between the United States and Turkey, finally got a chance this week to address a Turkish court.
After 18 months in detention, the North Carolina pastor who has become a political football between America and Turkey finally got a chance this week to tell a Turkish court what he thought of being charged with terrorism and espionage.
“I don’t accept any of the allegations,” Andrew Craig Brunson told the judge. “I have never done anything against Turkey. On the contrary, I love Turkey. I have been praying for Turkey for 25 years.”
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