Meeting
Pastor
Brunson
in
Turkey
Last
Monday,
I
traveled
to
Turkey
to visit
imprisoned
American
pastor
Andrew
Brunson at
Buca
Prison
in
Izmir.
Pastor
Brunson
is
originally
from
Black
Mountain,
North
Carolina,
and
has
been
imprisoned
on
false
charges
since
October
7,
2016. Pastor
Brunson
has
lost
50
pounds
and
spends
24
hours
a
day
in
a
cell
with
limited
human
contact.
He
fears
the
possibility
that
the
American
government
accepts
the
indictment
and
forgets
about
him,
which
we
will
not
allow
to
happen.
There
should
be
no
mistake
that
Pastor
Brunson
is
the
victim
of
false
accusations,
and
I
call
upon
the
Turkish
authorities
to
honestly
and
transparently
review
his
indictment.
I
would
also
note
the
continued
detention
of
multiple
other
U.S.
citizens,
as
well
as
several
Turkish
staff
of
the
U.S.
Diplomatic
Mission,
on
scant
evidence
under
the
state
of
emergency,
which
continues
to
undermine
the
partnership
between
our
two
countries.
It
is
time
for
Pastor
Brunson
and
these
individuals
to
be
reunited
with
their
families. |