Muslim teddy teacher pardoned
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:07 pm
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22863160-2,00.html
A source in a British parliamentary delegation said the teacher, Gillian Gibbons, was expected to be released today.
Asked whether Gibbons had been pardoned, the adviser said by telephone from inside a meeting with Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir: "Definitely, yes.
The news came as two leading British Muslims met the Sudanese President in an attempt to secure an early release for Gibbons, who was sentenced on Thursday to 15 days in jail for insulting Islam to be followed by deportation.