Afghanistan mulls declaring convert mentally ill to avert execution.

From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: March 22, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Kim Barker

KABUL, Afghanistan _ The government of Afghanistan is trying to find a way to avoid handing down a death penalty to a man who converted from Islam to Christianity, sources said Wednesday.

A top government official and an official from the presidential palace both said that Abdul Rahman, 42, would not be put to death for his religious conversion. The government is trying to find a graceful way out of sensitive situation, perhaps by saying that Rahman is mentally ill and therefore cannot stand trial.

"That would be some kind of face-saving measure for ...

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