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December 2, 2007

Jailed teddy bear teacher 'within hours of going free'

Topics: Understanding Islam

While armed protesters carrying swords demand Mrs Gibbons' execution by shouting : 'kill her!'

We learn now, via The Daily Mail (Last updated at 22:38pm on 2nd December 2007), that jailed teacher Gillian Gibbons is said to be "within hours" of freedom in Sudan:

[...] Sources at the British Embassy in Khartoum said there were "high hopes" the 54-year-old from Liverpool would be on her way home as early as today.

A weekend of top-level negotiations was said to have paved the way for Sudanese President Omar al-Basir to lift her 15-day sentence for insulting Islam.

The decision could be announced today when he meets two British Muslim peers who flew into Khartoum on Saturday to press for Mrs Gibbons' release.

[...] Mrs Gibbons's Sudanese lawyer claimed she may have been the unintended victim of a "spiteful plot" by a bitter colleague.

Kamal al-Gizouli said office worker Sarah Khaward had fallen out with the school principal Marina Hitchens.

She decided to tell the authorities about Mohammed the teddy bear in the hope they would arrest the head.

Intead, they turned their attentions to Mrs Gibbons.

Mr al-Gizouli said he tried to cross-examine Miss Khaward on the issue during last week's court hearing but she refused to answer.

Surely, everyone now knows that teaching in Sudan can be seriously hazardous to one's health. The government of Sudan clearly haven't done themselves any good in this disgraceful fiasco.

Posted by Richard at December 2, 2007 11:00 PM

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