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Afghan chief justice issues warning on non-Muslims

In Afghanistan, the chief justice hearing the trial of two Australians and six other foreign aid workers on charges of preaching Christianity has warned Afghanis to stay away from non-Muslims.

Jonathan Harley reports from the Afghan capital Kabul.

Chief Justice Noor Mohammed Saqib warned that non-Muslims are evil and out to destroy the faithful. Stop your relationship with the unbeliever, he instructured during his regular Muslim Sabbath sermon at the Afghan capital's biggest mosque. The chief justice is expected to resume a fourth day of closed door hearings into the trial of the eight foreign aid workers facing charges of preaching Christianity. Noor Mohammed Saqib has promised to conduct a fair trial under Islamic Sharia law.

8/09/01 15:31:00 | ABC Radio Australia News

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