SandraJolley

Sandra Jolley

In a statement recorded outside the courtroom in Turkey where Andrew Brunson is on trial on May 7, Sandra Jolley, Vice-Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, issued an appeal for his immediate release.

“Every day that Andrew Brunson spends here in prison is a day that the standing of the Turkish government diminishes in the eyes of not just the United States, but the entire world,” Jolley told reporters.

Click here to listen to Jolley’s interview with reporters. She answers several questions and speaks for approximately two and half minutes.