[QUOTE][B]A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning her Islamic faith has been freed from jail, her lawyer has told the BBC.[/B]Meriam Ibrahim's death penalty was overturned by an appeal court, the official Suna news agency reported.
She is married to a Christian man and was sentenced under Sharia law to hang for apostasy in May after refusing to renounce Christianity.
Her husband, Daniel Wani, said he was looking forward to seeing her.
He wanted his family to leave Sudan as soon possible, Mr Wani, who is a US citizen, told the BBC Focus on Africa radio programme.
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The death sentence for Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, who gave birth to a daughter in prison not long after she was convicted, sparked international outrage.
"We are very very happy about this - and we're going to her now," Mrs Ibrahim's lawyer Elshareef Ali told the BBC.
"They have released her... she's on her way to home," he said.
Mr Ali said Mrs Ibrahim had shown "extraordinary courage" during her ordeal.
"It's a victory for freedom of religion in Sudan... By Mariam's strong position, we believe that in the future no-one will be subjected to such a trial," he said.
Born to a Muslim father, Mrs Ibrahim, 27, married Mr Wani, a Christian, in 2011.
She has been in jail since February, along with her young son.
Mr Ali said he had not yet seen the appeal court's judgement, and had learned about the verdict through the media.
Sudan has a majority Muslim population. Islamic law has been in force there since the 1980s.
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Even though Mrs Ibrahim was brought up as an Orthodox Christian, the authorities consider her to be a Muslim.
Her husband, who was born in South Sudan before it became independent from Sudan, went to the US in 1998 at the height of the civil war.
He met Mrs Ibrahim in 2011 on a visit to Sudan and they were married at the main church in Khartoum.
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[quote]He wanted his family to leave Sudan as soon possible, Mr Wani, who is a US citizen, told the BBC Focus on Africa radio programme.[/quote]
"As soon as possible" isn't fast enough.
Holy shit, this is important. I hope this isn't just a one-off case, it would be brilliant to know that another country has stopped executing for apostasy.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;45198084]Holy shit, this is important. I hope this isn't just a one-off case, it would be brilliant to know that another country has stopped executing for apostasy.[/QUOTE]
Not exactly stopped. The penalty is still in force, except international outrage in this case has permitted the victim to walk free. It's probably over-optimistic to think that the apostasy law itself will be taken off the books, given that Islamic law isn't known for changing itself.
She's been re-arrested.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27998881[/url]
[QUOTE=Ripmax;45200023]She's been re-arrested.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27998881[/url][/QUOTE]
they should of really went to the US Embassy there (if there is one) instead of trying to flee the country
There isn't,
Great they can now execute her for trying to flee instead of worshipping with a different book, either way they are going to kill her
[QUOTE=Ripmax;45200023]She's been re-arrested.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27998881[/url][/QUOTE]
Now that's just fucking bullshit. This is why you don't make up rules with what your imaginary friend gave you as gospel.
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