Embassy denies Plummer’s release was imminent

The British Embassy in Cairo denied reports it told Laura Plummer’s family that her release was imminent, Ruth Michaelson and Jamie Grierson write for The Guardian. This followed reports that Plummer, who was caught trying to smuggle illegal medications into Egypt, was set to receive a presidential pardon. “At no point did Foreign Office staff, including the British embassy staff in Cairo, advise Laura’s family that she would be released imminently,” a British Embassy spokeswoman said.