Tramps threatens Turkey with sanctions if an American pastor is not released

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US President Donald Tramp has threatened economic sanctions on Thursday Turkey, if Ankara does not release Andrew Craig Branson, American evangelical Christian pastor, from his custody.

"He is suffering a lot," said Tramps. "This innocent man of faith must be released immediately."

"The United States will impose mbadive sanctions on Turkey," added the White House host

. Pennsylvania said Wednesday that the United States imposed strict economic sanctions against Turkey if it did not take immediate action to release Branson

Branson, 50, a North Carolina pastor, was released from prison. after a year and a half of imprisonment.

Ankara Branson accused of acting in favor of Fatullah Gilen, a US resident, and Kurdish separatist armed group of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

If the court recognizes him Branson is threatened with 35 years of imprisonment

The next hearing on his case is scheduled for October 12.

US President Donald Tramps has repeatedly asked Branson to be released. Meanwhile, Turkey, in response to Tramp's warning, has already stated that "there will never be a threat".

"Nobody will give instructions to Turkey, we will never be harmed by anyone." Foreign Minister Mevlits Chavusolou announced at a press conference