An Afghan Christian, detained for months for allegedly converting to Christianity from Islam, could face trial as early as next week – and could face a potential death penalty, officials said Sunday.
Said Musa was arrested by Afghan Interior Ministry intelligence authorities near the German Embassy in Kabul because of the allegations, said Qamaruddin Shenwari, director of the Kabul courts’ north zone.
QT: If there is no compulsion in religion, as Muslims claim, why should you not allow someone to convert away from Islam?
• Quran contradiction: Compel them or not?
• The punishment from apostasy in Islam