adultery

8 months pregnant Sudanese lady faces death for apostasy and adultery in Sudan, the woman; Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag was said to have married a Christian man which is against the Islamic law. Sudan is a country with high muslim population. 

The court giving out the ruling said:

 We gave you three days to recant, but you insist on not returning to Islam. I sentence you to be hanged to death," the judge told the woman, AFP report.

A lot of western embassies which include USA, Canada, United Kingdom and The Netherlands expressed deep concern and urging Sudan to respect the right to freedom of religion, AFP says.

The woman is also charged with adultery for having a Christian husband which is not accepted in the country and not valid according to the Islamic law. She is to receive 100 lashes and serve her sentence after she has given birth to her baby.

 

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