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