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Published: April 16, 2018 14:44:48 | Updated: April 17, 2018 17:46:44
An American pastor is going on trial in Turkey accused of ties to terror groups and spying, in a case that has strained ties between Turkey and the United States.
Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from North Carolina, faces up to 35 years in prison on charges of ‘committing crimes on behalf of terror groups without being a member’ and ‘espionage.’
The trial begins Monday in Aliaga, a town in western Turkey, reports the Associated Press.
Brunson was arrested in December 2016 for alleged links to both outlawed Kurdish rebels and a network led by US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Turkey for a failed military coup that year.
Brunson, who has lived in Turkey for 23 years, rejects the accusations. Washington has demanded his release.
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