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| Laura Plummer: confusion over 'pardon' for UK woman jailed in Egypt | |
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| British embassy in Cairo has apparently denied reports Laura Plummer’s release is imminent | British embassy in Cairo has apparently denied reports Laura Plummer’s release is imminent |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Tue 30 Jan 2018 11.08 GMT | |
| First published on Tue 30 Jan 2018 09.58 GMT | |
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| The future of a British woman jailed in Egypt for smuggling nearly 300 banned painkiller pills into the country is mired in confusion after reports she was facing a pardon were denied. | The future of a British woman jailed in Egypt for smuggling nearly 300 banned painkiller pills into the country is mired in confusion after reports she was facing a pardon were denied. |
| Laura Plummer, a shop assistant from Hull, was sentenced to three years in prison in December after she was convicted of possessing controlled drugs, found on her as she entered the country. | Laura Plummer, a shop assistant from Hull, was sentenced to three years in prison in December after she was convicted of possessing controlled drugs, found on her as she entered the country. |
| The 33-year-old was arrested on suspicion of trafficking drugs at Hurghada airport when customs officers found 290 Tramadol tablets in her luggage, which she says were for her Egyptian husband who has chronic back pain. | The 33-year-old was arrested on suspicion of trafficking drugs at Hurghada airport when customs officers found 290 Tramadol tablets in her luggage, which she says were for her Egyptian husband who has chronic back pain. |
| Last week, the Sun reported that Plummer was set to be released within hours after the country’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, pardoned her during a “day of mercy”. | Last week, the Sun reported that Plummer was set to be released within hours after the country’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, pardoned her during a “day of mercy”. |
| But it is now reporting that the British embassy in Cairo has told Plummer’s family that was incorrect. | But it is now reporting that the British embassy in Cairo has told Plummer’s family that was incorrect. |
| Plummer’s family have said her partner, Omar Caboo, previously presented medical records they said proved he had long-term back problems requiring pain medication. | Plummer’s family have said her partner, Omar Caboo, previously presented medical records they said proved he had long-term back problems requiring pain medication. |
| They have defended Caboo against accusations that he put pressure on Plummer to supply the drugs, arguing that he waited for her outside Hurghada international airport for five hours when she was initially detained and that their four-year relationship was genuine. | They have defended Caboo against accusations that he put pressure on Plummer to supply the drugs, arguing that he waited for her outside Hurghada international airport for five hours when she was initially detained and that their four-year relationship was genuine. |
| The couple obtained a marriage certificate in order to be able to stay together when Plummer visited Egypt, a country where an unmarried foreigner cannot stay in the same hotel room as an Egyptian citizen of the opposite sex. | The couple obtained a marriage certificate in order to be able to stay together when Plummer visited Egypt, a country where an unmarried foreigner cannot stay in the same hotel room as an Egyptian citizen of the opposite sex. |
| Authorities have staged a crackdown in recent years to prevent widespread misuse of Tramadol. | Authorities have staged a crackdown in recent years to prevent widespread misuse of Tramadol. |
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