2.5 Observation of Court Trials 2.5.1 Pastors’ Trial On 29th January 2017, Justice Dr. Osama M. Abdalla at Khartoum Centre court delivered his verdict (appendix – 8) in which the court found three of the defendants guilty while the fourth one was innocent and he was set free. The judgment was as follows: First Defendant: Peter Jasek, life in prison The Second Defendant: Pastor/ Hassan Abduelraheem Kodi, twelve years in prison The Third Defendant: activist/ Abduelmoneim Abdalmwlla, twelve years in prison The Fourth Defendant: Pastor/ Kuwa Shamal Abu Zumam, found innocent and was set free. On 26th February 2017, the 1st defendant was released basing on the presidential pardon. It was a result of communication between the two states of Sudan and Czech Republic as well as the subsequent visit of Czech Republic’s foreign affair minister to Khartoum, Sudan. 28