David Byle, a Canadian-American Christian, was arrested on 13 October and detained overnight by security police, then ordered to leave, flying back to the USA on 25 October.
He had been in a long-term dispute over his visa renewal. Although renewal requests were repeatedly declined or left unanswered, various criminal charges against him were eventually dropped by local courts, bowing to national laws defining missionary activities as legal and confirming that the Christian literature he distributed did not slander Islam.
Sharing Jesus with interrogators
‘For many hours I was interrogated by multiple policemen, who painstakingly typed up my answers in their computer,’ Byle said. ‘One of the interrogators was obviously from the secret police, as he knew the names of all sorts of Christian workers and activities around the country, and asked me about my connections with them. Nevertheless, I was happy to take the many opportunities that arose this time to explain the good news of Jesus to various policemen,’ he said.
