Abdul Rahman to be freed
Via AP:
KABUL, Afghanistan – 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 here 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.
“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.”
This doesn’t mean he’s out of danger, of course – he’ll probably have to leave the country and even then hire (if he can) some protection because other Afghanis are out for his blood. Michelle Malkin has a link round up to articles which quote Islamists in Afghanistan who have said as much.
Others blogging about this: Captain Ed, AJ Strata, Jeff Goldstein, Blog For All, Eugene Volokh
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