Sudanese authorities
are to free a woman who was sentenced to death for having abandoned the Islamic
faith, a foreign ministry official says.
Meriam Ibrahim, who gave birth to a daughter
in custody, will be freed in a few days, the official told the BBC.
Abdullahi Alzareg, an under-secretary at the
foreign ministry, said Sudan guaranteed religious freedom and was committed to
protecting the woman.
Khartoum has been facing international
condemnation over the death sentence.
In an interview with The Times newspaper,
British Prime Minister David Cameron described the ruling as
"barbaric" and out of step with today's world.
The UK Foreign Office this week said that it
would push for Ms Ibrahim to be released on humanitarian grounds.
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