The Associated Press reports the case against Abdul Rahman, the man who converted from Islam to Christianity, was dismissed because of a lack of evidence:
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."
Abdul Wakil Omeri, a spokesman for the Supreme Court, confirmed that the case had been dismissed because of "problems with the prosecutors' evidence."
That's the good news. The bad news is that Rahman is obviously not welcome in Afghanistan. His family turned him in because of his Christian conversion, clerics call for his execution and say Rahman faces danger from his countrymen if he were released, and Rahman will only escape death because he is declared insane.
Afghanistan and the rest of the Muslim world must come to grips with the realities of the modern world and give more than lip service to the concepts of freedom of religion. Muslims have to acknowledge that freedom of religion means more than freedom to practice Islam.
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