Pastor Saeed in a Hospital in Iran, Chained to a Bed, Denied Treatment

Last updated on: March 17, 2014 at 9:29 am by Bristol Palin

Pastor Saeed in a Hospital in Iran, Chained to a Bed, Denied Treatment 2014-03-17T09:29:29-05:00 Bristol Palin

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You guys know I have written about Saeed Abedini, an AMERICAN CITIZEN falsely charged and imprisoned in Iran. (Here are ten articles I’ve written over the course of the past few months.)

Here’s what Fox News says about the latest developments:

An American pastor being held in one of Iran’s most brutal prisons is in serious danger, after initially being refused medical treatment following a beating at the hands of his jailers, supporters of Saeed Abedini said.

The 33-year-old Abedini, whose wife, son and daughter are at their home in Boise, Idaho, was taken to a hospital after the attack at Iran’s Rajai Shahr prison, but once there was shackled to a hospital bed and ultimately refused surgery for internal bleeding, according to his wife. On Thursday, a relative of Abedini complained to prison officials and was told a “mistake” had been made and that surgery would be performed. Although the relative was allowed to see Abedini, no procedure had taken place.

“Saeed needs medical care and treatment and for the Iranian government to withhold the surgery he so desperately needs is deeply troubling.”- Naghmeh Abedini, wife of imprisoned US pastor

“This development is of great concern to me and our children,” Naghmeh Abedini told FoxNews.com. “Saeed needs medical care and treatment and for the Iranian government to withhold the surgery he so desperately needs is deeply troubling.”

Abedini, who has served just one year of an eight-year sentence meted out to him for allegedly evangelizing in his homeland, was taken to the hospital a little over a week ago, according to the American Center for Law and Justice, the attorneys representing the pastor and his family here in the U.S.

Abedini suffers pain in his abdomen and internal bleeding — the result of a number of prison beatings, according to his attorneys.

Abedini’s supporters say he has been beaten and tortured in the prison, and that he was only in Iran to try to start a secular orphanage. President Obama, Washington lawmakers, the European Union and a host of international humanitarian groups have called on Tehran to release Abedini, but the Iranian government has so far rebuffed them.

Iran claims it made a “mistake.” Iran needs to correct its mistakes by releasing Pastor Saeed.

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