a medical evaluation at the u.s. air force base in germany and then finally had home to the u.s. he is able to do so because the court today lifted his house arrest and a travel ban he himself was quoted saying this is the day our family has been praying for so he must be incredibly relieved at this judicial ordeal that lasted about two years is over now for him but mrs of course said he wept as the decision was announced but let me point this out turkish officials and turks pro-government media emphasize that he indeed was found guilty and sentenced to three years and one of the health months of jail time and that he just doesn t have to serve the time because he already spend one and a half years in jail are so that explains that verdict. us turkish or bilateral relations are the spiraled out of control over the detention of a pastor bronson i mean they reached a
washington post launches a major campaign claiming that the turkish government has a video and audio proof that he was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul plus voters in revolt on the last day of campaigning in the various election germany s governing parties fear that their hold on power is slipping voter show every side of upset in the political status quo. i m sorry kelly welcome to the program a turkish court has lifted the house arrest of u.s. pastor andrew bronson the ruling allows him to leave turkey immediately and he is now on his way to the united states brunson was arrested two years ago on suspicion of having links to fit to the group that the cleric that blames for the failed coup attempt in twenty sixteen. his detention has caused serious tension between
on his way to the u.s. basically according to reports he will be taken by a u.s. military plane first to germany to the u.s. air base over there in ramstein for a medical check up and later will continue his way to the u.s. pastor bronson himself must be must have been incredibly relieved today he was quoted saying this is the day our family has been praying for witnesses the court said he wept as the decision was announced but as you rightly mentioned he was also found guilty today and sentenced to a little more than three years of jail time on terrorism related charges he does not need to serve this time due to the time he already spent behind bars but this is what turkish officials are highlighting today pastor andrew bronson is leaving turkey as a man convicted of helping terror groups and we know he is heading now toward the united states ultimately that is where maya is standing by. my we know that u.s.
bronson led a small evangelical church in the turkish city of izmir prosecutors claimed some of the church members belonged to the outlawed kurdistan workers party a designated terrorist organization. in august the u.s. slapped sanctions on turkey sending the lira into freefall nown just a few months later. is free. and han is in istanbul maya schrader has the latest from washington julie i ll begin with you because the pastor has been sentenced but then he has also been freed so what more can you tell us. well earlier today a court s near the coastal town of the izmir has lifted andrew bronson s house arrest and his travel ban and this is sensually means he s now free to leave turkey and according to his lawyer this is exactly what he is going to do know now he is
turn turkish relations they really entered dangerous territory over pastor bronson s detention with the issue seemingly results now where things stand i mean is washington going to lift the economic sanctions on turkey. and this seems to be a key part of the negotiations to let the pastor go and it looks like now the u.s. will in fact lift these sanctions in exchange for his release and we ve seen reports today saying that everyone and trump started discussing this process way back in june at this nato meeting because we have to remember that the u.s. and turkey are still nato allies despite relations right now being at very much a low point and this is definitely a big win for trump but as yulia mentioned eridu want had to somehow put a good face on this that he looks like he wasn t just caving to u.s. pressure even though he was under intense amounts of pressure from washington and