Sunday, March 26, 2006

IF YOU WERE CHARGED WITH BEING A CHRISTIAN...

...would there be enough evidence to convict you? Well for the Afghan Muslim charged with converting to Christianity the answer apparently is: no. Charges have been dismissed for lack of evidence:
An Afghan court on Sunday dismissed a case against a man who converted from Islam to Christianity because of a lack of evidence and he will be released soon, officials said.

The announcement came as U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai faced mounting foreign pressure to free Abdul Rahman, a move that risked angering Muslim clerics who have called for him to be killed.

An official closely involved with the case told The Associated Press that it had been returned to the prosecutors for more investigation, but that in the meantime, Rahman would be released.

"The court dismissed today the case against Abdul Rahman for a lack of information and a lot of legal gaps in the case," the official said Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

I don't know if he should be relieved or worried.

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