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New concerns for Christian pastor jailed in Iran

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    Pastor's attorney now setenced to nine years in prison

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And new concerns now that a Christian pastor jailed and sentenced to death in Iran may be in great danger.

After the announcement that his attorney.

Who has been fighting for his rights his right to -- Is about to be arrested Trace -- -- following this closely for our West Coast bureau Trace.

And remember -- -- -- not a Connie has been in jail Megan for 934.

Days and as of now his attorney has been his only legal advocate.

Inside Iran and no other lawyer has stepped up to fill that void now the attorney says.

He expects to be your rest arrested and imprisoned at any time.

The lawyer says he was convicted of acting against national security and spreading propaganda against the regime he's looking at nine years in prison.

The American Center for Law and Justice which is working to release pastor Yousef.

Says with no lawyer not a Connie is now in much greater danger remember not a Connie converted from Islam to christianity sentence by a lower court to death.

Iran's Supreme Court gave the pastor a chance to -- -- christianity he refused so his death sentence was upheld.

International pressure is clearly building calling for the pastor to be immediately and unconditionally release but -- keep in mind.

Under the Iran in legal system you -- daughter Connie does not have to be given an execution date which means the -- running government can simply.

Execute him at any time without warning.

And now in the very near future he will be with out legal counsel in jail.

Unbelievable the American center for law and justice and.

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