Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 when she was back on English soil she was saying how well she had been treated in prison in Sudan. Now she's been back a while and had time to be de-briefed, she's telling a different story. Just saw her on the news saying how filthy the prison was and how scared she was of the guards taking out retribution on her. Why do you think she said she was well treated there once she'd returned home? You could understand it if she'd pretended to have been well treated while she was still on Sudanese soil but once back home, surely her initial reaction was the truth. Why lie when you're on your own soil? I do wonder what's gone on behind the scenes and what she's been primed to say by Or has Max Clifford got to her £££££? hmmmmm Very fishy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 You could understand it if she'd pretended to have been well treated while she was still on Sudanese soil but once back home, surely her initial reaction was the truth. Why lie when you're on your own soil? Maybe she did it out of relief to be back home. You know,oh it doesn't seem that bad now. A bit like childbirth really Then it had a chance to sink in.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 You could understand it if she'd pretended to have been well treated while she was still on Sudanese soil but once back home, surely her initial reaction was the truth. Why lie when you're on your own soil? Maybe she did it out of relief to be back home. You know,oh it doesn't seem that bad now. A bit like childbirth really Then it had a chance to sink in.............. I'm not convinced. I think if it were me I'd be saying how awful it was and how relieved I was to be home. Just seemed odd to me. The more I think about it the more I think she's trying to make a few quid out of this now, after all, "Ooops, word censored!"ody's going to pay to read about nicely she was treated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I never actually heard her saying the prison was ok. I heard the media saying she said it. I did hear her say the Sudanese treated her well but thats a different thing. Of course just because I didnt hear her saying it doesnt mean she didnt say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I never actually heard her saying the prison was ok. I heard the media saying she said it. I did hear her say the Sudanese treated her well but thats a different thing. Of course just because I didnt hear her saying it doesnt mean she didnt say it. I heard her on the news when they interviewed her at the airport she said, and I quote... ""I’m looking forward to seeing my family and friends and to have a good rest. It has been an ordeal but I was well treated in prison and everyone was very kind to me." she said that once she was back in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 as per http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/02/wsudan102.xml "I've been given so many apples that I feel I could set up my own stall. The guards are constantly asking if I have everything I need," she said. and then on the lunchtime news today she said she was scared of the guards and what they might do to her in retribution. £££££££££££££££££££££££££££ kerching! All feelings of sympathy I had for my fellow scouser have gone I'm afraid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 okay, consider this my rant have a look at this http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2224758,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront "At times, Gibbons found herself both terrified by her situation and simultaneously bemused by its absurdity. In a moment of almost farcical surreality, the teddy bear itself made a courtroom appearance. 'This clerk of the court got this carrier bag and produced this bear with a flourish, like a rabbit out of the hat,' Gibbons recalls. 'He put it down on the table in front of us and it flopped over, and the prosecution [lawyer] sat him up. And then he pointed at this bear in a dead aggressive manner and he said "Is this the bear?" It was Exhibit A, you see. You could almost see the bear shivering, as if he was on trial as well, still in his little school shirt, sitting there looking terrified. It made me laugh, but it wasn't funny, you know what I mean?'" "...you could almost see the bear shivering, as if he was on trial as well, still in his little school shirt, sitting there looking terrified" Oh please! I'm sorry but this woman has lost all credibility IMO. Mark my words, there'll be a book coming out soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I wouldn't expect a womens prison in Sudan to be even close to comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 neither would I. it's the way she's changed her story and not only that, how she's embellishing it now, that's annoyed me. As I say, wonder when the book's coming out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Totally non PC joke coming up....will probably be moderated! Him Indoors received it as a text this am. *Ahem* Government Directive All toy shops have, with immediate effect, been instructed by the Government to sell all their Teddy Bears at half price, as they're not allowed to make a Prophet out of them. Geddit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 very funny hope it stays up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Snowy Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I think she's been through an incredible ordeal - as she said one minute she thought it was all a mistake and she would be released any second, the next she's worrying that the worst could happen. Her feelings must have been all over the place so I'm not surprised that there are some contradictions. It sounds sensible to me - scared at times, but also able to see the absurdity of her situation. And she didn't go to a womens prison, she was moved to different police holding cells. I think she's kept her sense of humour remarkably well and if she does write a book and make some profit out of it, good luck to her, she deserves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 She seemed a nice enough sort to me, with a sense of humour. The hairstyle could do with a rethink though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 The hairstyle could do with a rethink though. my thoughts exactly! i saw an interview with a local reporter in Sudan on CNN, who had visited the prison where Gillian Gibbons was 'staying'......She said it was the worst Womens prison in Sudan with the worst reputation and facilities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I don't think they are big into Human Rights, particularly womens, over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...