members to report to the police station. Upon their arrival, the police officer filed a case
against them under article 77 of Sudan Penal Code - 1991 (Public nuisance) and
detained them.
The names of arrested church leaders;
1. Pastor/ Ayoub Telian, the president of the executive committee of Sudanese
Christ church.
2. Pastor/ Ali hakim, the sponsor of Elthawra (29) Christ church.
3. Pastor/ Imbrator Hamad Badur.
4. The missionary/ Mr. Habeil Ibrahim Eltahir.
5. Mr. Abdelbagi Tutu Korey, member of the executive committee of Sudanese
Christ Church.
They were released on the same day at 10:00 PM on police bond (bail) and a court trial
was scheduled and conducted on 31st October, 15th and 21st November 2017 in
Althawra court. All the five church leaders who were earlier arrested attended the trial
sessions on the scheduled dates while the complainant/ plaintiff (the policeman) was
absent in all which averts justice and court proceedings. One of the defendants’ lawyers
informed HUDO that the judge offered an arrangement (deal) of discharging the case if
the five defendants agreed by signing not to act in the same manner. The offer was
rejected by the defendants.
On the last court session of 21st November 2017, a legal consultant appeared in the
court with a written letter from Attorney General requesting the judge to hand over the
case file. The judge obliged with the order basing on article (58/1) of the criminal
procedure law 1991. Since then there had been no proceedings about the matter.
2.3.5 More religious violations
On 17th July 2017, the Sudanese authority demolished Angola Catholic School
in Omdurman without giving a justifiable reason. The school has got five
hundred (500) students and some of them have failed to get alternative
schools.
On 24th July 2017, the ministry of education in Khartoum State issued an order
citing that, the weekend holidays are Friday and Saturday only denying the
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