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The American evangelical Christian
pastor Andrew Brunson
is on a plane home to the United
States after Turkish court ruled
he should be released
That's according tothe lawyer
representing his family.
The court passed a three years
sentence on Brunson,
who had been charged with
terrorism offences.
But because he'd been detained
since October 2016,
he wouldn't serve any further time.
We've been saying it from the
beginning:
"My client has suffered he
is the victim in this incident.
Turkey is another victim of
the case.
There was no reason that the
relations between two states
were so tense.
We are going to appeal and we are
going to use all of our rights
We wished that he could be judged
as a free man, outside of the jail"
President Donald Trump tweeted:
"My thoughts and prayers are with
Pastor Brunson,
and we hope to have him safely back home soon!"
Brunson denied the accusation
and Washington had demanded
his immediate release. The Pastor
has been at the centre
of a bitter diplomatic row
between Ankara and Washington.
The move could be the first step
towards mending ties
between the NATO allies.