The unacceptable nature of the conviction
Belgian Foreign Minister, Karel De Gucht, has summoned the Afghan Ambassador following the death sentence handed down to 23-year-old Perwez Kambakhsh for downloading material from the internet relating to the role of women in Islamic societies.
De Gucht has expressed his displeasure at the death sentence to the Afghan Ambassador to Belgium, highlughting both the “unacceptable nature of the conviction” and the fact that the trial took place behind closed doors.
According to the Afghan Ambassador to Belgium, his country’s government is also concerned about the journalist. He added that Mr Kambakhsh has appealed against his sentence.
Thursday 07 Feb 2008 | Paul | Afghanistan, Belgium
