Andrew Brunson was released yesterday after being detained in Turkey for two years. The American pastor landed at Ramstein Air force Base in Germany.
Brunson is also expected to spend a brief time at Ramstein before flying to Washington today where he will meet Donald Trump
Andrew was charged with helping to plot against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
On Friday, a Turkish court sentenced Brunson to three years and one month in prison, but chose to release him based on his time already served, and also because of his manner during the proceedings.
According to reports, Prosecutors were seeking a 10-year jail term. After he was released, Mr Brunson left his home in Izmir, Turkey immediately, and headed to the airport. Two US defense officials said that the US had put a military aircraft on standby from Europe to transport Brunson to the US from Turkey. A senior administration staff said that Andrew Brunson's wife flew with him.
President Donald Trump, while speaking at a rally in Ohio said, "earlier today we secured the release of pastor Andrew Brunson." Bunson, he said, is "free from jail" and was "in the air" on his way to Germany, where he will undergo a "brief check. He's coming to Washington, DC, tomorrow and we'll say hello. He went through a lot ... and he's on his way back."
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