He may have been released from jail yesterday, but it’s his arrival today in Italy that ensures he won’t become a victim to the mobs in Kabul.
ROME, March 29 — The Afghan convert to Christianity who faced a possible death penalty in his homeland for renouncing Islam has arrived in Italy where he will be granted political asylum, prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday.
Berlusconi said the man, Abdul Rahman, is in the hands of the country’s Interior Ministry, which is in charge of immigration.
“He is already in Italy. I think he arrived overnight,” Berlusconi told Italian reporters.
An Afghan court on Sunday dismissed the case against Rahman, who converted to Christianity 16 years ago while working in Pakistan. The government freed him on Monday.
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Rahman told the La Repubblica newspaper he was unrepentant. “I have done nothing to repent; I respect Afghan law as I respect Islam. But I chose to become a Christian, for myself, for my soul. It is not an offense.”
Good for him. From the first time I wrote about this, I have admired this man’s courage. Now, hopefully, he’ll just be able to live in peace.
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