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Case Dropped Against Afghan Christian

AP:

POLICHARKI, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan court has dismissed the case against a man who converted from Islam to Christianity for lack of evidence, an official said Sunday.

The court, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, had been under intense international pressure to drop the case against Abdul Rahman, who faced a possible death sentence for his conversion.

Some Islamic clerics had called for his execution, saying Rahman would face danger from his countrymen if he were released….



One Response to “Case Dropped Against Afghan Christian”

  1. BrianOfAtlanta says:

    On the one hand, the Afghan courts punted on this one. However, it was their problem and they solved it by themselves, through the legal system, just like sovereign governments are expected to do. Kudos to them.

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