From what I've found ... any iman, who can simply be a prayer leader, can issue any fatwa they choose ... and any Muslim can choose to believe or not to believe in the authority for that iman and whatever fatwas they issue.
"From what I've found ... any iman, who can simply be a prayer leader, can issue any fatwa they choose ... and any Muslim can choose to believe or not to believe in the authority for that iman and whatever fatwas they issue."
So what was the deal with that poor guy in Afghanistan who converted to christianity, and nearly the whole world intervened to stop his execution.
Who issued that death sentence?