Lawyer: Appeals court may acquit Iranian pastor
TEHRAN, Iran – The lawyer of an Iranian pastor sentenced to death for apostasy is hopeful an appeals court will acquit his client. Attorney Mohammad Ali Dadkhah says he believes in a "95 percent chance" of acquittal for 32-year-old Yusuf Naderkhani. Naderkhani turned to Christianity when he was 19 and later became a pastor in the northern Iranian city of Rasht. He was convicted of apostasy in 2010 and remains in prison in Rasht. Dadkhah told The Associated Press on Thursday that he has appeared before the appeals court over the past four ...
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