The Blaze - So, What is Iran Saying Now About Pastor Youcef's Conviction & Death Sentence?

By Billy Hallowell, TheBlaze.com

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has been working diligently in an effort to free Yousef Nadarkhani, an Iranian pastor who has purportedly been sentenced to death over his conversion from Islam to Christianity.

A few days ago, the Blaze reported on a major change in the accusations waged against Nadarkhani. While he was originally sentenced to death over his Christian faith ..., the government has since changed the charge against him to rape.

And now, the Iranian government, again, appears to be backtracking. The ACLJ has the latest:

Today, there are new disturbing and conflicting falsehoods being spread by Iranian state-funded Press TV. The latest report from this Iranian controlled media states that the Judiciary Chief Mohammad-Javad Heshmati of the Gilan Province, where Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s apostasy conviction originated, stated today that “Youssef Nadar-Khani has been charged with a crime and is in a prison based on an arrest warrant issued against him. . . . There has been no execution order. No conviction at all has been issued yet and it is up to the court to finally decide the verdict after studying his case.” . . .

You can read the entire story here.