"Abdul Rahman, a 44-year-old father of two, was arrested after telling local police, whom he approached on an unrelated matter, that he had converted to Christianity. Reports say he was carrying a Bible at the time. (Watch how the convert explained his conversion -- 1:17)
The Afghan constitution, which is based on Sharia, or Islamic law, says that apostates can receive the death penalty".
One suggested solution is that he plead insanity. Suprisingly , this didn't go down too well with American christian groups.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/...tian/index.html