AFP - U.S. Christian faces death in Iran trial

By AFP

A 32-year-old Iranian-born American Christian convert, Saeed Abedini, was arrested in September on his return visit to Iran. (Courtesy: American Center for Law and Justice)

Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative legal advocacy group that is representing Abedini, said the case illustrated an internal shift in Iran.

The case has moved from the jurisdiction of police and intelligence services under the control of Iran’s president to a revolutionary court that reports to the nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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