Afghan Christian convert narrowly escapes death penalty.After pressure from Western nations, a court in Afghanistan has released a citizen it was prosecuting for converting to Christianity. Abdul Rahman had recently returned to Afghanistan to seek custody of his daughters when relatives reported him to the authorities for possessing a Bible. Rahman was taken into custody and charged with a capital offense under Islamic law Noun 1. Islamic law - the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" sharia, sharia law, shariah, shariah law that bars citizens from converting to other faiths. If convicted, Rahman could have faced execution. Western nations decried the Afghan court for its actions and called for Rahman's release. The Washington Post reported that the court let Rahman go in late March after it decided the evidence was lacking. The newspaper said that Rahman made his way to Italy where Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi (born September 29, 1936) is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, and media proprietor. granted him political asylum political asylum n → asilo político political asylum n → asile m politique political asylum political n . The U.S. Congress also weighed in on the matter, passing a March 29 resolution denouncing the arrest of Rahman as "deplorable de·plor·a·ble adj. 1. Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach: a deplorable act of violence. 2. and unjust." |
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