By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries
RASHT, IRAN
(ANS) -- It was a bad Christmas for
Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, the Church of Iran pastor who, according to
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has been returned to jail on an
earlier charge.
In September, a court acquitted Pastor Nadarkhani of apostasy, but
sentenced him to three years for evangelizing Muslims. Since he had
already spent close to three years in Lakan Prison in Rasht, the pastor
was released after posting bail.
However, CSW sources now report that Pastor Nadarkhani has now
been returned to jail on the orders of the director of Lakan Prison, who
claimed he had been released several days too early due to the
insistence of his lawyer, Mohammed Ali Dadkhah.
In November, Pastor Nadarkhani was a special guest at CSW’s
National Conference in London, England, where he thanked all who had
prayed and petitioned for him during his initial incarceration.
Mervyn Thomas, CSW's Chief Executive told the ASSIST News
Service: “We are disappointed to hear Pastor Nadarkhani has been
returned to prison in such an irregular manner. The timing is
insensitive and especially sad for his wife and sons, who must have been
looking forward to celebrating Christmas with him for the first time in
three years.
“We hope that Pastor Nadarkhani will be released without delay
once this alleged sentence has been fully served. We are also asking for
prayers for the pastor's safety, and for his family at this difficult
time.”
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