Raised hopes Afghan student journalist will be freed

Posted by Paul McNally on 27 May 2008 at 07:25
Tags: Law

An Afghan journalism student sentenced to death for downloading reports on women’s rights from the internet has said he is hopeful his conviction will be overturned.

More than 100,000 Independent readers have signed a petition calling for the release of Sayed Pervez Kambaksh. The paper says senior government officials believe his conviction was based on a misinterpretation of the law.

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