2006年VOA标准英语-Judge Rejects Case Against Christian Conve
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（三月）
By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
27 March 2006
Abdur Rahman
Furious protests erupted in Afghanistan, after a local judge rejected the case against an Afghan Muslim who converted to Christianity. The move is widely expected to end a trial that has caused international concern over freedom of religion in Afghanistan, but has also become a rallying point for Islamic hard-liners.
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The Afghan judge's decision will almost certainly delay, if not end, the case against Muslim-born Abdur Rahman.
The 41-year-old father of two faces a possible death sentence for converting to Christianity 15 years ago.
Afghanistan's constitution enshrines both principles of civil liberties and Islamic law, which proscribes 1 death for any Muslim who abandons his religion.
The trial is now on hold. Speaking to reporters late Sunday, Prosecutor 2 Zemerai Amiri said he was reviewing the court's latest ruling, which also suggested Rahman was mentally unfit for trial.
Amiri says Rahman will undergo a thorough medical exam to assess his mental state.
The ruling eases international pressure on Afghanistan to end the controversial trial. But local officials say the move could spark widespread domestic unrest.
In northern Afghanistan, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the judge's decision and demand Rahman's execution.
Local clerics led the crowd in anti-western chants, and accused the U.S.-backed Afghan government of conspiring 3 to break Islamic law.
On Friday, several local Muslim leaders warned they would incite 4 people to kill Rahman themselves if he did not return to Islam.
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
- They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
- John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。