Afghans Question Convert's Sanity ; Man Who Rejected Islam for Christianity Might Be Spared

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KABUL, Afghanistan An Afghan man facing a possible death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity may be mentally unfit to stand trial, a state prosecutor said Wednesday amid growing international condemnation of the case.

Abdul Rahman, 41, has been charged with rejecting Islam, a crime under this country's Islamic laws. His trial started last week and he confessed to becoming a Christian 16 years ago. If convicted, he could be executed.

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Afghans Question Convert's Sanity ; Man Who Rejected Islam for Christianity Might Be Spared

"We think he could be mad. He is not a normal person. He doesn't talk like a normal person," prosecutor Sarinwal Zamari said.

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