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Death row Sudanese Christian 'apostate' freed: lawyer
[Beirut Daily Star] A Sudanese Christian who gave birth in prison after being sentenced to hang for apostasy was freed Monday, her lawyer said.The case of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 26, sparked an outcry from Western governments and rights groups after a judge sentenced her to death on May 15. "Meriam was released just about an hour ago," Mohanad Mustafa told AFP Monday afternoon. "She's now out of prison," he said, but authorities will not issue the reasons for her release until Tuesday. Born to a Moslem father and an &Aliga;thiopian Orthodox Christian mother, Ishag was convicted under Shariah law that has been in force in Sudan since 1983 and outlaws conversions on pain of death. Islam closely resembles a Roach Motel in that respect, doesn't it? Twelve days after the verdict, Ishag gave birth to a daughter at the women's prison in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman. And a few days later, Ishag's husband, Daniel Wani, told AFP he did not believe she would be freed. The couple's 20-month-old son was also incarcerated with Ishag and their daughter. EU leaders called for revocation of the "inhumane verdict," while U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... urged Khartoum to repeal laws banning Moslems from converting. British Prime Minister  David Cameron... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ... said the way she had been treated was "barbaric and has no place in today's world." Mustafa and four other human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. lawyers handling her case for free had appealed the verdict but word of her release was unexpected. "It's great," a church source said of her release, after last week expressing optimism she would be freed due to international pressure on Sudan. But Moslem turban groups were lobbying the Islamist government over Ishag's case, prominent newspaper editor Khalid Tigani has said. Ishag was born in eastern Sudan's Gedaref state on Nov. 3, 1987, but her Sudanese Moslem father abandoned the family when Ishag was 5, leaving her to be raised according to her mother's faith, an earlier statement from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum said. Posted by: Fred 2014-06-24 |
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