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Youcef Nadarkhani: Prisoner of the day
ICHRI: Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor accused of apostasy will be put on a new trial on August 27. Naderkhani, who refused to repent from being a Christian in earlier judicial proceedings and faces a death sentence, is now facing the new charges of "banditry and extortion."
The Christian pastor's earlier charges were "apostasy" and "converting to Christianity," but the new charges of "banditry and extortion" were first mentioned last year on Fars News Agency. A source close to the case of Youcef Naderkhani who wishes to remain anonymous on security grounds told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that, "Mr. Naderkhani's 'banditry' charges are fundamentally meaningless; he is not a thief or a bandit. This is a new accusation leveled against him for unknown reasons."
Youcef Naderkhani, 33, was born to Muslim parents and converted to Christianity at the age of 19. Prior to his arrest, he led a congregation of about 400 Christians in the Northern city of Rasht. Nadarkhani's death sentence on charges of apostasy was upheld by Branch 11 of Gilan Province's Appeals Court on August 23, 2010. On June 28, 2011, Iran's Supreme Court overturned the ruling, but made the decision conditional on Naderkhani's repentance. There were three court sessions between September 25 and September 28, 2011 in which Youcef Naderkhani was asked to repent and he refused. Nadarkhani is currently in detention inside Rasht Prison.
On September 30, 2011, the charge of "extortion" was mentioned for the first time on Fars News Agency's website in a news article about Nadarkhani. The article claimed that Youcef Naderkhani is accused of rape and repeated extortion. "Youcef Naderkhani has [committed] security crimes and had set up a house of corruption. This individual is a criminal and his crime is not inviting some to the religion of Christianity, but he has security crimes. Nadarkhani's death sentence has been issued for security crimes," Fars quoted Gholamali Rezvani, Deputy Governor of Guilan for Security.
Related articles:
-- Nadarkhani Refuses to Repent; Awaiting Final Ruling on Apostasy Death Sentence
-- Apostasy Verdict Delayed So Pastor Can Repent
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cowardly shiites
by asadabad on Sat Aug 18, 2012 09:43 PM PDTThe lying shiites are changing their accusations every week.
They realize that murdering him b/c of his christian faith will earn them a good beating from the Christian West so now they're changing their tune in a desperate attempt to save their hide.
If he converted to Sunni Islam he would've been murdered a long time ago.
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by Shepesh on Fri Sep 21, 2012 05:57 PM PDT*
If this is the treatment
by Rea on Fri Aug 17, 2012 03:54 PM PDT..... accorded to one of the officialy recognized religious minorities, then what about Baha'is ?
Sometimes I think it's all Western propaganda (there's a lot of it, I must admit), but this case can not be dismissed on the basis of anti-IRI propaganda. If it can, I'll leave it to the IRI appologists.
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by First Amendment on Fri Aug 17, 2012 09:51 AM PDTDon't crucify him; you shepherdless wandering herd........
Dorood bar tamame zandanian siasi irani....
by Bavafa on Fri Aug 17, 2012 09:48 AM PDTNang bar an kasani ke az in delirane zendanian siasi baray hadaf shakhsi kod soe estefadeh meekonanad.
'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory
Mehrdad
May GOD Bless his HEART for his Courage
by Azarbanoo on Fri Aug 17, 2012 09:18 AM PDTAganist this barbaric thieves.
Regime change for the pastor's sake
by Fred on Fri Aug 17, 2012 05:08 AM PDTThe only way to end the 34 year long national nightmare of uninterrupted gross violation of human rights and crimes against humanity by the Messianic Islamist Rapists is regime change.
Backbreaking airtight sanction plus air/naval quarantine in addition to logistical help to the Iranian people for overthrowing the Islamist rapists is a must.