Teacher guilty in 'Muhammad' teddy bear case
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A British teacher in Sudan was convicted Thursday of the less-serious charge of insulting Islam for letting her pupils name a teddy bear Muhammad, and was sentenced to 15 days in prison and deportation to Britain.
Gillian Gibbons could have received 40 lashes and six months in prison in the case if found guilty of the more serious charge of inciting religious hatred and given the maximum penalty.
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.
Gillian Gibbons could have received 40 lashes and six months in prison in the case if found guilty of the more serious charge of inciting religious hatred and given the maximum penalty.
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.
