British Muslim peers meet jailed teacher
Updated on 01 December 2007
Two British Muslim peers have visited teacher Gillian Gibbons in Sudan while Foreign Office reports confirm she is "well".
She is currently serving 15 days in prison for insulting Islam after allowing her class to name a teddy bear Mohammed. However, protestors in the country say she has got off lightly.
Labour's Lord Ahmed and Conservative Baroness Warsi met 54-year-old Gillian Gibbons at a secret location in the Sudananese capital of Khartoum. They are also expected to meet the Sudanese president.
Mrs Gibbons's defence team remains confident that she will be pardoned by the president.
Safety fears
She is at a secret location following genuine fears for her safety following marches in the capital where protestors demanded a harsher sentence, with some calling for the death penalty.
Mrs Gibbons had been visited by consular staff on Friday and the Foreign Office confirmed she "well", but could not disclose her whereabouts.
