A Christian pastor in Sudan is in danger of facing the death penalty, according to OneNewsNow.com.
International Christian Concern
(ICC), a human rights group, reports that Pastor Hassan Abduraheem
Taour has been transferred to the attorney general’s office, and that a
sentence is expected soon.
"But the charges that are likely to come down on Mr. Taour, three of
which carry the possibility of the death penalty,” stated Troy
Augustine, regional manager for ICC in Africa.
Augustine went on to say that ICC is doing all they can to get Pastor Taour released.
"We're working on different advocacy efforts to bring this issue to the
fore and say that this pastor's incarceration is unjust, and for him to
face charges that seem to be trumped up is unjust," he said.
Taour’s arrest is part of Sudan’s crackdown on church leaders which
began last December. There is hope for his, release, however. Another
pastor who was arrested around the same time as Taour was recently
released.
Augustine adds that, in the past, Sudan has responded positively to international pressure on such issues.
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