In the latest hearing of a Muslim-born Egyptian’s effort to officially convert to Christianity, opposing lawyers advocated he be convicted of “apostasy,” or leaving Islam, and sentenced to death.

More than 20 Islamic lawyers attended the hearing on Sunday (Feb. 22) in Maher Ahmad El-Mo’otahssem Bellah El-Gohary’s case to obtain identification papers with Christianity designated as his religious affiliation. Two lawyers led the charge, Ahmed Dia El-Din and Abdel Al-Migid El-Anani.

via Transfigurations: EGYPT: ISLAMIC LAWYERS URGE DEATH SENTENCE FOR CONVERT. via Steynianism/Free Canuckistan.

To know more about this man go to The Free Copts, where they have covered his story from the beginning.