KING OF THE NORTH TURKEY PROVES YET AGAIN THAT THEY ARE NO FRIENDS OF THE WEST BY REFUSING TO RELEASE PASTOR ANDREW BRUNSON WHO IS BEING HELD ON FALSE TERRORISM AND ESPIONAGE CHARGES!!

Turkey: Detained US Pastor Brunson Vilified by State-Supporting Media

by Uzay Bulut  •  July 30th 

• It appears that Pastor Andrew Brunson, as both an American and a Christian, has become a perfect scapegoat for the Turkish government and its media outlets. If Ankara were a genuine ally of the West, Brunson -- who lived and worked peacefully at a small Protestant church in Izmir for 23 years -- would not have been arrested in the first place, let alone robbed of his freedom and prevented from returning to the US.

Pastor Andrew Brunson (center) is transported from jail to house arrest in Izmir, Turkey, on July 25, 2018. (Image source: Ruptly video screenshot)

Andrew Brunson, the American pastor detained in Turkey for two years on false terrorism and espionage charges, was released from prison on July 25, only to be put under house arrest until the resumption of his trial in October. The court ordered him to wear an electronic ankle-bracelet at all times and banned him from traveling outside Turkey.

Moreover, according to the Washington Post's Carol D. Leonnig:

"President Trump thought he had a deal with Turkish President Erdogan to free Andrew Brunson, the American pastor imprisoned in Turkey for the last two years on what the administration considered bogus terrorism charges.

"As part of the deal, on July 14, Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to release Ebru Ozkan, 27, a Turkish woman who was detained in Israel on charges of acting as a smuggler for Hamas. The day after Trump and Netanyahu spoke, Ozkan was deported from Israel.

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