Afghan who faced death sentence for converting to Christianity released

March 01, 2011

Musa Sayed, an ex-Muslim Red Cross worker who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity, has been released from prison in the wake of international political pressure. Sayed said he suffered severe mistreatment in his Kabul jail.
Afghan justice department official Jamal Khan had said in February that "the sentence for a convert is death and there is no exception" and that converts from Islam "must be sentenced to death to serve as a lesson for others."
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• Afghan lawyer: "Laws needed which respect human rights" (Fides)
• Afghan faces death penalty for converting to Christianity (CWN, 2/10)