One News Now - Iranian Pastor's Attorney Arrested

By Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow.com

An attorney who represented an Iranian Christian pastor under the death penalty has been ordered to prison for "a very broad crime."

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been in prison 938 days under the death penalty for his role in the house church movement in Iran (see earlier story). Jordan Sekulow of the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) tells OneNewsNow that the pastor's attorney, Mohamad Ali Dadkhah, has previously served time in jail for representing clients in human rights cases. . . .

Dadkhah now faces nine years in prison, but that has been delayed, as he is appealing the verdict. If the attorney goes to prison, it will be difficult for Pastor Nadarkhani to find other representation. . . .

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