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theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 03:58 PM Jun 2014

Sudanese prisoner Meriam Ibrahim: Husband 'not informed of release'

Freakin' sadistic monsters!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27655842
BBC News
1 June 2014
Meriam Ibrahim: Husband 'not informed of release'

The husband of a woman sentenced to death in Sudan for abandoning Islam has told the BBC he has not been informed that his wife will be released.

Reports on Saturday said a Sudanese official had confirmed that Meriam Ibrahim, who gave birth in custody, would be freed in a few days.

But the foreign ministry said on Sunday Ms Ibrahim could only be released after a successful judicial appeal.

Her death sentence has sparked international outrage.... MORE at link provided above.

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