{"id":4205,"date":"2018-10-14T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuhrdf.org\/en\/2018\/10\/14\/andrew-brunson-trump-meets-us-pastor-freed-turkey\/"},"modified":"2018-10-14T08:00:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T08:00:33","slug":"andrew-brunson-trump-meets-us-pastor-freed-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iuhrdf.org\/en\/andrew-brunson-trump-meets-us-pastor-freed-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Brunson: Trump meets US pastor freed by Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published by BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrew Brunson appeared in the Oval Office with President Trump following a case that has strained relations between the two countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr<\/span> Brunson thanked the president and his administration for securing his release – and prayed for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

President Trump thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for helping with his release.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said the US had been working “long and hard” to secure <\/span>Mr<\/span> Brunson’s release, and told <\/span>Mr<\/span> Brunson he had “<\/span>galvanised<\/span> this country” with his strength and faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr<\/span> Brunson was arrested over alleged links to political groups, including the banned Gulenist movement, after a failed coup attempt in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n