10 Arbitrary Arrest Through the field monitors and focal people on the ground, HUDO managed to gather credible information about arbitrary arrests. The arrests were carried out mainly by MI, NISS in the two states where there is emergency status and in Khartoum (KRT) by NISS and police. The arrested people were mainly unarmed civilians from different villages and towns. Most of them were accused of associating or supporting the SPLAN. The findings about arbitrary arrests are given below. The chart shows the arrest carried out by MI, NISS and police in SK, BN and KRT 14 12 10 8 MI 6 NISS 4 Police 2 0 SK BN KRT 10.1 Arbitrary Arrest in South Kordufan On 30th March 2016, Kabashi Mohammed Jomaa, 58 years old, trader, was arrested in Tabassa village by MI, he was transferred to Al-Abbasiya where he spent some days in MI custody and visited once by his family. There after he was transferred to Rashad town at MI custody where he is currently held. An attempt from his mother and sister to visit him was denied and according to HUDO source he is under torture and illtreatment. On31st March 2016, Tagali community leader (Ommda) of Tagali tribe/ Nuba Mr. Mahmoud Idriss Alzaibaq was arrested in Al-Abbasiya town by NISS for one day and released on condition that he reports to NISS offices daily. The interrogation was about his support and assistance to the IDPs. He reported to NISS office for one month before being freed. On 15th June 2016, MI in Al Abbasiya arrested three people including an old man while they were on a visit. The arrested people are: 1. Hamid Ibrahim Taweer, 73 years old, is a retired civil servant. 2. Ibrahim Adam Kalaka, 52 years old, engineer. 6