Archive for November 29th, 2007

Gibbons Verdict

According to the Associated Press, Ms. Gibbons has been found guilty and sentenced to prison and depor­tation. No word on whipping. More to come. . . Update: 15 days impris­onment. Update II: According to The Daily Mail, the prison where Ms. Gibbons is to spend her 15 day sentence was designed to hold 200 women, and currently houses 1,500 women and children. On the other hand, Sudanese officials are rumored to have started processing depor­tation papers for this weekend, suggesting she may be sent home early. Update III: According to Rational Jenn, Fox News, &c., protesters are demanding Gibbons’ execution. According to CNN, her time served [ . . . ]

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Gillian Gibbons Update

According to this CNN​.com article, Gibbons had been charged under Article 125 of Sudan’s consti­tution, the law relating to insulting religion and inciting hatred. According to the Sudanese Embassy in Canada [pdf], Article 125 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Sudan (1998) reads: Article 125 Popular Defense Force The Republic of Sudan may establish a volunteer Popular Defense Force from among the Sudanese people for national defense, to maintain national security, or to assist any regular forces. The Popular Defense Force shall be under the command of the National Armed Forces or the Police and shall promote defense, security [ . . . ]

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