families of the two pastors stayed on the roadside (open space) as police objected to their pleas and explanation. The police had presented a court order from the justice of Omdurman Centre Court instructing them to leave the premises/houses in favour of the investor Mr.Husham Hamadeneil. Pastor/ Yahya Abdurrahman is the president (head) of the Presbyterian Evangelical Church Synods (Sudan). Pastor/ Sediq Abdalla is the vice president of the Presbyterian Evangelical Church Synods (Sudan). The Pastors’ families live (reside) in the church at Mulazmein neighborhood of Omdurman town. According to the court order from Justice of Omdurman Centre Court, the plot in question (to be vacated) was Plot 567 – square3/4 at Isbitalia Neighborhood of Omdurman (appendix - 5). This was different from Plot 527 – square 3/6 and 514 – square 3/6 at Mulazmein neighborhood of Omdurman where Pastors’ houses are located. The police could not consider the pastor’s explanation and objections hence forcefully evicting them. The two pastors’ families and their property/luggage were thrown out to the road/street. On 22nd August 2017, the pastors’ appealed to the Court of Appeal and the Court issued its verdict stating that, the two plots (527 – square 3/6 and 514 – square 3/6 at Mulazmein Neighborhood) were not subject to the Court order issued by Omdurman Centre. However, the complainant (investor) appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal and on 3rd December 2017, the Federal Court overturned the ruling of the State Appeal Court. The pastors further appealed to the High Court. By the time of publishing this report, the high court has not yet made its ruling on the matter. 19

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