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Saturday, March 25, 2006
FAITH UNDER FIRE
Charges dropped against Christian
Afghan court dismisses case against man who left Islam Posted: March 25,
2006 9:18 a.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
The Afghan man facing a possible death sentence for converting from
Islam to Christianity scored a victory today when a court in Kabul
dismissed the case against him.
Under mounting pressure from countries including the United States to
free Abdul Rahman, officials cited a lack of evidence in their decision
to drop the case.
One official told the Associated Press the case had been returned to the
prosecutors for more investigation, but Rahman would be released in the
meantime.
"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 told AP
on condition of anonymity.
"The decision about his release will be taken possibly tomorrow," the
official added. "They don't have to keep him in jail while the attorney
general is looking into the case."
Abdul Wakil Omeri, a spokesman for the Supreme Court, confirmed the case
was dismissed because of "problems with the prosecutors' evidence." "It
is the job of the attorney general's office to decide if he is mentally
fit to stand trial," he told AP.
Questions are reportedly being raised on whether or not Rahman would
stay in Afghanistan, or face exile in another country. The constitution
in Afghanistan is based on Sharia law, which states any Muslim who
rejects his or her religion should be sentenced to death. If he had been
sentenced, Rahman would have been the first person punished for leaving
Islam since the Taliban was ousted by American-led forces in late 2001.
An Afghan Christian in the U.S. who has regular contact with Christians
in his home country through his ministry, posted a video clip of Rahman
on his website.
Rahman says in the clip, according to Andaryas: "The punishment by
hanging? I will accept it gladly, but I am not an infidel. I am not a
traitor. I am a follower of Jesus."
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