They also claim that Brunson passed along state secrets and intelligence that might be useful in the event of an armed conflict, such as the location of railway stations.

"I've never done something against Turkey," Brunson said, rejecting the charge of his involvement in the Gulen Movement.

Turkish judges refused to release him and fixed the date of the next hearing on May 7.

Brunson's trial is just one of the several legal cases roiling U.S.-Turkish relations.

The two countries are at odds over U.S. support for the Kurdish militia in northern Syria, as Turkey considers the militia a terrorist organization and launched a military campaign against it in late January, raising fears that Turkish and American troops could come face-to-face in a potential conflict in war-torn Syria.

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