HUDO Centre PRESS RELEASE For immediate release THE ARREST AND RELEASE OF NINE (9) NUBA STUDENTS IN OMDURMAN, SUDAN On 4th June 2016, nine university (Nuba) students were arrested by police when they were out from Nuba House at Ombada of Omdurman. They were from attending a meeting concerning the memorial preparation of Mohammed Elsadiq who was killed on April 2016. The nine students are; 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Osama Bashir Saeed MayadaJomaa (Ms.) KazamRahma Adam Khaleefa Ahmed Jarelnabi SediqKarama Abdalla Agur Faris Hussein Talu SalehAleaiseer The police opened a case against them under articles 69, 77 of Sudan Criminal penal 1991. They spent one night in police cell and were released the second day by the court. The presiding judge dismissed the criminal suit/case because the evidence was not sufficient to lead to their conviction. The two articles under which they were accused are disturbing the public peace and public nuisance. HUDO urges the national and international organizations to condemn such acts of targeting students without any legal ground. END For more information please contact +256755681320 Hudo2009@gmail.com