Muslim Christian convert wins asylum
Published on 21/01/2004
21 January 2004
LEIPZIG – A court in Germany has upheld the right to political asylum granted to a Muslim who converted to Christianity after coming to this country.
The federal administrative court in Leipzig said Tuesday the defendant, a political refugee from Iran, could conceivably face persecution in his native country as a result of having renounced Islam.
The case was seen as setting a precedent for other refugees seeking political asylum in Germany.
The judge noted that a Moslem man’s decision to join and regularly attend a Christian church was tangible proof of religious convictions potentially at variance with policies of a conservative Islamic republic.
DPA
Subject: German news