Libya: Missionaries potential death sentence

 

Libya arrests foreign 'missionaries'

The Guardian-10 hours ago

Four foreigners have been arrested in Libya on suspicion of being missionaries and distributing Christian literature, a charge that could carry ...

 

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"Proselytising is forbidden in Libya. We are a 100% Muslim country and this kind of action affects our national security," security official Hussein Bin Hmeid told Reuters.
All four remain in custody in Benghazi, and local reports say they may appear in court next week.
It is reported that the foreigners, who have received consulate assistance from their embassies, have been in Libya for some time and had contracted a local printer to produce pamphlets explaining Christianity. Security officials have focused on those pamphlets said to have already been distributed.
Benghazi lawyer and human rights activist Bilal Bettamer said Libya was a wholly Muslim country and Christians should not be trying to spread their faith. "It is disrespectful. If we had Christianity we could have dialogue, but you can't just spread Christianity," he said. "The maximum penalty is the death penalty. It's a dangerous thing to do."
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Libya arrests foreign 'missionaries'

So, even though Qaddhafi is gone now his laws remain and this could potentially end these Christian missionaries lives. When you go into a country for any purpose it might be important to research their laws. Even in regard to California where I live it is legal for example to drive barefoot and I do whenever it is warm enough because I wear a size 15 shoe and it is safer. This likely isn't true in most other U.S. States. These kinds of problems exist all over the world over different issues. So it is important to research laws in whatever country you are  going to so you can stay alive and out of jail. What is legal here might not be somewhere else.