Briton Convicted in Sudan Blasphemy Case
Sudanese anti-riot policemen stand alert outside Khartoum court, Sudan, Thursday, Nov. 29,...
By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU, AP
Thu Nov 29, 1:55 PM EST
A British teacher in Sudan was convicted Thursday of inciting religious hatred for letting her pupils name a teddy bear Muhammad, and she was sentenced to 15 days in prison and deportation to Britain, one of her lawyers said.
Gillian Gibbons could have received 40 lashes and six months in prison in the case.
In London, the Foreign Office said it was "extremely disappointed with the sentence," adding that Foreign Secretary David Miliband summoned the Sudanese ambassador to explain the verdict.
Gibbons, 54, was arrested Sunday after complaints to the Education Ministry that she had insulted Prophet Muhammad, the most revered figure in Islam, by applying his name to a teddy bear.
"The judge found Gillian Gibbons guilty and sentenced her to 15 days jail and deportation," said Ali Mohammed Hajab, a member of her defense team.
Robert Boulos, director of the Unity High School where Gibbons taught, noted that since she had already spent five days in prison, she would have to serve only 10 more.
"It's a very fair verdict, she could have had six months and lashes and a fine, and she only got 15 days and deportation," Boulos said. He added that the verdict would not be appealed.
Gibbons is expected to serve her sentence in the Omdurman women's prison near Khartoum.
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I can only assume this is because the Muslims associate Teddy being American an infidel? After all the Teddy Bear was named after President Roosevelt!!
I also have to wonder if the Muslims are putting themselves as an equal to the prophet. If they revere Mohammed and feel inferior
to him then they themselves are just a tribe of TEDDY Bears
Hmmm that makes me wonder if we adopt the Muslim inferior thinking, We can solve the illegal immigration problem !!! We can throw the Mexicans in Jail and deport them for blasphemy!
How do you feel about that JESUS????
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