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Sudan

Asked what steps the Government was taking to free the teacher in Sudan, and asked to clear up whether there had in fact been any official contact, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that as the Prime Minister had said this morning, the Embassy was giving all appropriate consular assistance to Ms Gibbons. His information was that Embassy officials visited her yesterday and the Foreign Office had been in touch with her next of kin.

Put that it was being reported that they had not had access, the PMS replied that the information he had from the Foreign Office was that Embassy officials visited her yesterday.

Asked if the Prime Minister would allow this teacher to be whipped, the PMS replied that as he had said the Embassy had been in contact, and they had also been in contact with the Sudanese Police Authorities, and the Sudanese Government to clarify the situation. But we understood that she has not yet been charged with any offence.

Asked if there were any circumstances in which the Prime Minister would intervene, the PMS replied that again, we understood that she had not been charged with any offence. The Embassy was in contact with the Sudanese Police Authorities and the Sudanese Government to clarify the situation.

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