Meriam must be executed if she doesn't repent and return to our Islamic faith - Mariam's older brother

The  brother to Meriam Ibrahim, the sudenese woman who was condemened to death for committing apostasy i.e converting from Islam to christianity, has stated his support for Meriam's condemnation.

Al Samani Al Hadi Mohamed Abdullah in a new interview with CNN says his sister was “given a magic potion” to bewitch her into leaving Islam and should be executed for doing so. Al Samani and his family had handed his sister to the authorities because, according to him, his family are “Muslim people.”

He claimed that Ms Ibrahim, 27, was born as Abrar Al Hadi but changed her name when she was drugged by her husband, Daniel Wani. And if she did not return to the devout family fold, she should be hanged.

“It’s one of two; if she repents and returns to our Islamic faith and to the embrace of our family, then we are her family and she is ours. But if she refuses she should be executed. See Mariam and christian husband's picture below...

When she was caught, our sister’s face was different, the way she looked at us was different. She was bewitched, like an unconscious person. She didn’t know any of us. When she stood in front of the court she said her name was Meriam Yahya Ibrahim. We were shocked by that name.”And he said that the family would “not deny Islamic law” – even if that meant the execution of his sister.

“This is what the law states and we will never allow any distortion of that. If she dies we will have enforced God’s word. The solution is that she is executed. As we have been ordered by our Prophet, peace be upon him: 'He who barters his religion you must kill.’ The world should not involve itself in our family affairs. This is a family and these are our private affairs. We don’t want outside involvement.”