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| Meriam Ibrahim and husband, Daniel Wani |
A Sudanese court has upturned the death-by-hanging sentence passed on Meriam Ibrahim, 27, for marrying a Christian against the wish of his Islam-biased family.
Meriam, who was sentenced to death for marrying a Christian, was also sentenced to receiving 100 lashes of the cane, while her marriage was pronounced dissolved.
The conviction in May sparked global outrage, and SUNA News Agency — Sudan’s official state news agency — confirmed on Monday that the ordered 27-year-old will be freed after her case sparked outrage around the world.
“The appeal court ordered the release of Meriam Yahya and the cancelation of the (previous) court ruling”, the agency stated.
Meriam was pregnant at the time her death sentence was delivered, and she put to bed in prison with her legs chained, following her insistence never to renounce her Christian faith within a four-day ultimatum she received.
In early June, there was news that she her execution will be delayed for two years for her to nurse the baby. But the government subsequently promised her husband, Daniel Wani, that his wife would be released.
Meriam had been imprisoned with her 20-month-old son. Visitors were originally not allowed to see her. But when her husband finally saw her, he said she was shackled and had swollen legs, while she was denied ital medical treatment, including transfer to a hospital even though she was 8 months into a difficult pregnancy.
By SaharaReporters, New York
