IRAN COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF PASTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iran's supreme court ordered a retrial for Iranian Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, 32, from Rasht, who was arrested in 2009 and sentenced to death for renouncing his Muslim religion.
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Iran's supreme court ordered a retrial for Iranian Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, 32, from Rasht, who was arrested in 2009 and sentenced to death for renouncing his Muslim religion. A state news report said that the high court sent back the case to a lower court because of problems associated with the initial investigation.
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- (Sources: VOAnews.com, 11/10/2011)
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