TEHRAN, Iran — Three Iranian Christians sentenced to receive 80 lashes for drinking wine during a communion service filed an appeal Oct. 25 to have their case overturned, a noted advocacy group reported.
In a trial that lasted a mere 10 minutes, the three converts from Islam, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Saheb Fadaie, were all sentenced Sept. 10 to receive 80 lashes for drinking wine. It was the second time Fadaie and Omidi have been sentenced to flogging for taking communion.
Although Christians are allowed to consume alcohol in Iran, Muslims are not. (MS)
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