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by Uzay Bulut • July 21, 2018 at
5:00 am
- "Incredibly,
the indictment now admits that Turkey considers
'Christianization' to be an act of terrorism" – The
American Center for Law and Justice
- Meanwhile, there are
ISIS sleeper cell houses in seventy cities across Turkey,
according to a 2015 "confidential" note by a Turkish
chief of police.
- Turkey's arbitrary
arrests of Brunson, Erdem and many other innocent individuals
expose Erdogan's regime as a brutal dictatorship that invades
its neighbors, does not tolerate diversity, and that targets
Christians and peaceful dissidents who oppose jihad – actions
that run counter to the US State Department's minimum
requirements for membership in NATO.
American
Pastor Andrew Brunson, held in a Turkish prison on baseless charges
of "terrorism" and "espionage." (Photo: The
American Center for Law and Justice)
A Turkish court has decided to continue holding
American Pastor Andrew Brunson in prison, to await a fourth hearing
on October 12. Brunson, who has been in jail in Turkey since
October 7, 2016, is accused of "membership in an armed
terrorist organization." His first court hearing took place on
April 16 this year, after 18 months in detention.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious
Freedom (USCIRF) condemned the charges and is calling for Brunson's
immediate release. In a statement released on July 18, USCIRF Vice
Chair Kristina Arriaga excoriated the Turkish government, which she
accused of "continu[ing] to make a mockery of justice in its
treatment of Pastor Brunson."
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