GORGAN, Iran — A convert Christian jailed in early May in northern Iran was released June 12 and reunited with his family. The reason for the arrest and release of longtime Protestant believer Ali Kaboli, 51, remains unknown to the public. Sources said a hefty bail was posted to the court for his release, indicating that a formal case could be pending against him.
Kaboli was arrested without explanation May 2 from his carpenter’s workshop in his home city of Gorgan. A former Muslim who converted to Christianity as a teenager, Kaboli hosted house church meetings in his home and traveled in the Caspian Sea region as an itinerant evangelist. Under Iran’s strict apostasy laws, Kaboli could face the death penalty for converting to Christianity 35 years ago.
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