UK Daily Mail - American Pastor Sentenced to Eight Years in Iranian Prison for Preaching Christianity in Homes has Appeal Rejected
By Daily Mail Reporter
An American pastor from Idaho who was sentenced to eight years in one of Iran's harshest prisons for preaching Christianity in Iranian homes had his appeal to reduce the sentence rejected on Sunday.
Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen who was born in Iran, has been held since September 2012 and was charged with 'threatening the national security of Iran'. The 33-year-old father-of-two says he was in the country only to establish an orphanage and was not preaching Christianity.
The pastor's attorney was not given a copy of the ruling handed down by two judges. Pastor Saeed’s wife Naghmeh told ACLJ.org that the ruling was 'devastating'. . . .