In
his most recent court summons, Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has once again
been ordered to appear in court on Sept. 8 to face the "charges brought
against him."
The evasive reference to Nadarkhani's internationally
disputed apostasy charge comes as "no surprise" to Jordan Sekulow,
executive council for the American Center for Law and Justice, who has been
following Nadarkhani's case from the beginning.
The evasive reference to Nadarkhani's internationally
disputed apostasy charge comes as "no surprise" to Jordan Sekulow,
executive council for the American Center for Law and Justice, who has been
following Nadarkhani's case from the beginning.
"Iran has repeatedly attempted to confuse the
international community by alleging that Pastor Youcef is nothing more than a
common criminal. If Iran can succeed in painting Pastor Youcef as the common
criminal, the world will stop crying out for his release," Sekulow told
The Christian Post via emailed statement on Aug. 16.
"After we were able to expose, by publicly
releasing the court's traditionally secretive verdicts, that Pastor Youcef was
tried and convicted only of apostasy, Iran has had to back pedal its
lies," he added.
In the court summons, Iran requests Nadarkhani to
appear for his hearing on Sept. 8, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
The pastor, who originally received an execution
sentence for his apostasy charge, has remained in prison for 1,060 days, the
length of which violates Iran's constitution, according to the ACLJ.
"Iran has repeatedly attempted to confuse the
international community by alleging that Pastor Youcef is nothing more than a
common criminal. If Iran can succeed in painting Pastor Youcef as the common
criminal, the world will stop crying out for his release," Sekulow told
The Christian Post via emailed statement on Aug. 16.
"After we were able to expose, by publicly
releasing the court's traditionally secretive verdicts, that Pastor Youcef was
tried and convicted only of apostasy, Iran has had to back pedal its
lies," he added.
In the court summons, Iran requests Nadarkhani to
appear for his hearing on Sept. 8, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
The pastor, who originally received an execution
sentence for his apostasy charge, has remained in prison for 1,060 days, the
length of which violates Iran's constitution, according to the ACLJ.
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