Christian Post - Iranian Pastor's Execution: Supreme Leader Continues Silence on Death Row Ruling

By Katherine Weber, Christian Post

The international public continues to await the opinion of supreme leader Ayatolla Ali Khamenei concerning the execution case of Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. . . .

Nadarkhani’s defense lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah argued that although Khamenei is not obligated to reveal his decision to the public, lawyers, or the defendant’s family, any future action by the courts would imply that Khamenei has made his decision.

Dadkhah told the American Center for Law and Justice that although he believed the leader would respond within 20 days, there was no precedent or requirement to indicate exactly when the Supreme Leader would provide his opinion.

“The ayatollah can make any decision he wants. He controls the judiciary, who’s executed, who’s not executed, the military. The list goes on,” Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice, told The Christian Post. . . .

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