Saeed Abedini
By Jordan Sekulow
There is a glimmer of hope for American Pastor Saeed Abedini – a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith.
In an interview with CNN, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was directly asked about Pastor Saeed.
His answer provides the first glimmer of hope for Pastor Saeed’s freedom.
As CNN reports,
“We have various clemency measures in Iran that can be introduced, happened in the past, can be introduced again in these cases,” Zarif said in the interview this week from Davos, Switzerland. . . .
Still, Zarif said the decision for clemency does not rest with him.
“That is something for the judiciary to decide,” he said.
Foreign Minister Zarif’s comments come on the heels of Pastor Saeed’s recent move from the worst-of-the-ward in Rajai Shahr Prison to the political prisoner ward.
Could Iran be willing to give Pastor Saeed clemency? Could it be willing to release him to return to his wife and two children here in the U.S.?
One thing is for sure: Pastor Saeed’s release would be a monumental humanitarian gesture for Iran. Clemency would give Iran the opportunity, within their own judicial system, to release Pastor Saeed and show the world that it is serious about changing its human rights’ record.
Read more at http://www.charismanews.com/world/42577-report-imprisoned-pastor-may-win-clemency-from-iran
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