Mohammed the Bear Faces Life Sentence; However, Teacher Gillian Gibbons May be Freed Soon in the Sudan (UPDATE: Gillian Gibbons Pardoned)

Gillian Gibbons, the 54 year old teacher in the Sudan who waits anxiously for a decision, may be freed soon according to reports. Letting this hardened criminal out with the vicious crimes she has committed against the Muslim religion is unthinkable. (this would be sarcasm) One can only imagine the riots in the streets of Khartoum that will happen when that occurs. Unfortunately, that is not sarcasm.

However, when Gillian Gibbons is finally and rightfully released what will come of Mohammed the Bear? With the media attention off the story, what will happen to this innocent and cuddly bear? Where is PETA and the animal rights groups asking for Mohammed the bear’s release? Where is Amnesty International?

Save Mohammed the bear

THE cuddly bear that sparked the storm in Sudan was locked away in a Khartoum vault last night — facing a much longer sentence than Gillian.

Authorities anxious to draw a line under the controversy admitted the 2ft brown teddy named Mohammed would never see daylight again.

He is being held at the CID department of the Ministry of Interior in Khartoum. Pleas by The Sun to free Mohammed were refused yesterday. A source said: “It’s a life sentence for the bear. He’s in a police store and will never be handed back.

“The government wants this case file to stay firmly closed.”

UPDATE I: Sudanese President Pardons British Teacher Jailed for ‘Muhammad’ Teddy Bear (was Mohammed the bear pardoned as well??)

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday agreed to pardon a British teacher jailed here after she allowed her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad — putting an end to a case that has outraged Britons and Muslims around the world.

The teacher, Gillian Gibbons, said she did not intend to offend anyone and had great respect for Islam. Officials with al-Bashir’s office said she would be released later Monday.

Gillian Gibbons Faces 40 lashes From Sudan Government for Naming a Teddy Bear Muhammad

Can we please disregard with the notion that the Muslim religion is one of peace once and for all. In what can only be deemed the WTF event of 2007, 54 year old Gillian Gibbons, a British teacher in the Sudan, is facing 40 lashes for allowing her school children to name a Teddy bear, Muhammad. This is some how an insult to the profit Muhammad. 

Gillian Gibbons is charged with insulting religion and inciting hatred after allowing her class to name a Teddy bear Muhammad. Having children name a Teddy bear Muhammad is some how deemed insulting Muhammad? Are you people out of your minds? Of course we also get from the Muslim world the case where a woman victim who was gang raped is awarded 200 lashes and 6 months in prison. Yes, she was the victim.

To her utter misfortune, the woman was gang-raped during the ill-fated trip to meet her fiancé. Yet, instead of receiving redress for the atrocity, she was awarded the brutal and humiliating punishment of 200 lashes along with a six month prison sentence.

And then we get back to the Teddy bear atrocity.

Gillian Gibbons faces 40 lashes – and the British Government has shown its anger by summoning the Sudanese ambassador in London as a “matter of urgency”.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s spokesman said: “We are surprised and disappointed by this development.”

Imagine naming this cuddly bear Muhammad being a crime against a religion? Its not like there is a bomb strapped around its waste or its holding a gun.

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Natalee Holloway: New Lead Aruban Prosecutor Hans Mos … New Evidence Against Joran Van der Sloot and Kalpoes …

Its deja vu all over again in Aruba … Suspects arrested, media coverage and soon to be search. Let’s just hope the prosecutors in Aruba get it right this time.

Greta Van Susteren sits down to interview the new lead prosecutor in Aruba, Hans Mos. This is quite a different approach to dealing with the media from the past. Think Aruba does not still think they are in the eye of the storm, the whole world is watching and their image hangs in the balance.

Aruba, its not very often that you get a second chance to make a first impression … Don’t blow it again … JUSTICE FOR NATALEE!!!

Second part of interview follows:

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Joran Van der Sloot Ordered Held by Judge for 8 More Days … Also, So Much for No Body No Crime

Today for Joran van der Sloot it was an Aruban Ground Hog Day … the judge saw Joran’s shadow and ordered the suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Hollway to spend another 8 days behind bars.

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A judge today in Aruba ordered that suspect in the Natalee Holloway disappearance, Joran Van der Sloot, be held for eight more days. Joran Van der Sloot and the Kalpoe brothers are being held and charged with the voluntary manslaughter of Natalee Holloway.

 Joran Van der Sloot ordered to stay behind bars for another 8 days

So much for Paulus Van der Sloot’s comment to his son Joran of “no body, no crime”.

Joran says to the brothers: You said that he (Joran’s father) said that if there’s no corpse there’s no case, or I don’t know what more sorts of shit.

Joran says to the brothers: That’s not true, the only thing he (Joran’s father) said that if there’s no body there don’t have a case.

Aruban prosecutors are going forward with their prosecution of the three suspects with or without a body. There’s no doubt in my mind that she’s dead,” said Hans Mos, Aruba’s chief prosecutor.

Aruba’s chief prosecutor said Friday that there is enough evidence to prove Natalee Holloway is dead — even if the Alabama teenager’s remains are never found.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that she’s dead,” said Hans Mos. “I think we have enough evidence to prove the girl is not alive anymore, even without a body.”

Mos further explained that Aruban law does not require a body to prove someone is dead “and any day that passes now is just more evidence that she is not alive anymore.”

Joran Van der Sloot to Stay in Custody for 8 more days in Natalee Holloway case

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (CNN) — A judge Monday granted the prosecution’s request to hold Joran van der Sloot for a total of 16 days “on the suspicion of manslaughter” in the case of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway.

Van der Sloot, 20, was arrested Wednesday in the Netherlands and taken back to Aruba, where he is a suspect in the disappearance of 18-year-old Holloway in May 2005.

Two other suspects, brothers Deepak Kalpoe, 24, and Satish Kalpoe, 21, were arrested in Aruba the same day as van der Sloot.

Joran Van der Sloot back in Aruba and Back in Court Today in Front of a Judge regarding New Evidence

What about Natalee Holloway’s life?

“He has just got his life together. This arrest has now undone that like a bolt from the blue.”

Suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, Joran Van der Sloot, is back in front of a judge this morning regarding the new evidence that has lead to his arrest. Updates will follow during the day. Joran Van der Sloot’s lawyer, L. van den Eeden, states that his client was just trying to get his life back together and these events have undone those efforts. Cry us a river as maybe the fact that Beth Holloway and Dave Holloway’s life as well as their entire family’s life has been undone. What about Natalee Holloway’s life? Think her life has not been undone?

According to lawyer L. van den Eeden, who represented Joran van der Sloot in the Netherlands, his client was very emotional before departure to Aruba. “He has just got his life together. This arrest has now undone that like a bolt from the blue.” Joran will be taken before the examining magistrate this coming Monday.

Joran Van der Sloot and the Kalpoe’s will finally have to answer for their actions, “Justice for Natalee”.

UPDATE I:  Judge has ruled Joran to remain in jail 8 days

Amigoe: Joran back in Aruba via short cut

ORANJESTAD — Joran van der Sloot, the 20-year old suspect in the Natalee Holloway-case, has arrived in Aruba yesterday evening around 23:00. He was taken to jail about 30 minutes later.

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