HUDO Centre Date: 13th September 2018 No. H.K/UA/05/018 URGENT ACTION ARREST AND DEATH CAUSED BY TORTURE On 8th September 2018, Mr. Aldouma M. Osman died at Um-Rawaba hospital as a result of torture. He was tortured by the Military Intelligence (MI) in Al-Abbasiya after being arrested together with other eight (8) civilians. They were arrested for criticizing a negligent military driver who caused an accident that resulted in serious injuries. The deceased Mr. Aldouma Mohamed Osman, 55 years old, farmer was arrested together with other eight. Their names are; Ali Abduelrahman Ali, 58 years, AL-Mac neighbourhood mayor; Musfafa Hassan Abu-Eljaz, 45 years, self-employed; Abass Abduelmoneim Haj Albouda, 21 years, student; Bahaa-Eldein Gamea Gamaa, 45 years, driver; Kamal Ali Abduelrahman, 18 years, student and he is a son of the mayor; Abduelhameed Abduelmajid, 60 years, blacksmith; Altahir Idriss, 46 years, driver; Waleed Mukhtar, 35 years, civil servant. In the morning hours of 22nd August 2018, Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) land-cruiser vehicle belonging to Al-Abbasiya head commandant was driven in the Al-Mac neighbourhood at a very high speed by its driver. As a result, the vehicle knocked/crushed a civilian named Abas Adam Ibrahim (nickname: Complete) who was riding a motorbike. The accident led to a fracture of his right femur. The residents in the neighbourhood were annoyed and chased after the driver of the land-cruiser. The driver ran to the police office seeking protection. The next day 23 rd August 2018, the military intelligence in AlAbbasiya arrested nine people/residents. Three of them (Abduelhameed Abduelmajid, Altahir Idriss and Waleed Mukhtar) were released after two hours of interrogation. The other six were kept in MI custody and subjected to torture. They were beaten with leather-whips, saturated by sulfuric acid, kicked in different parts of their bodies including private parts (genitals) and they were denied visits and medical care. On 28th August 2018, Ali Abduelrahman, Musfafa Hassan and Abass Abduelmoneim were released and later on 2nd September 2018, Aldouma Mohamed Osman, Bahaa-Eldein Gamea and Kamal Ali 1