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HUDO Centre 21st May 2018 Update (20) COURT TRIAL OF AL-SANADRA CASE There were two court sessions held, one on 9th May 2018 and another on 16th May 2018 at Khartoum North court before Justice/ Abdeen Hamid Dhahi. The sessions were attended by all parties apart from the prosecutor. During the sessions, a number of defending witnesses delivered their testimonies and they were questioned by both lawyers’ panels and the judge. Court was adjourned to 22nd and 23rd May 2018 respectively. Summary of the court sessions On 9th May 2018, the session started at 11:00 AM (Sudan local time) at Khartoum North court before Justice/ Abdeen Hamid Dhahi. The prosecutor was not present in court. Five (5) defending witnesses delivered their testimonies and were questioned by the lawyers’ panels and judge. Their names are; 6th defending witness: Mohammed Altoum Altayeeb, 32 years, jeweler, and resident of Alrehaidat/ Shorkaila village. 7th defending witness: Suliman Adam Idris, 50 years, trader, and resident of Al-Abbasiya. 8th defending witness: Ismail Abdelrahman Ibrahim, 44 years, teacher, and resident of Al-Abbasiya. He is a brother of the 8th defendant/ Alhadi Abdelrahman Ibrahim. 9th defending witness: Mahadi Elhaja Ibrahim, 22 years, self-employed, and resident of Al-Abbasiya. 10th defending witness: Mohammed Sharafeldin Hamad, 65 years, farmer, and resident of Almoweleh village. On 16th May 2018, the session started at 11:00 AM (Sudan local time) at Khartoum North court before Justice/ Abdeen Hamid Dhahi. During the session, three (3) defending witnesses delivered their testimonies and were questioned by the lawyers’ panels and the judge in the absence of the prosecutor. Their names are given below; 11th defending witness: Ms. Shahrezad Mustafa Omer, 32 years, housewife and resident of AlAbbasiya. She is a wife of the 5th defendant/ Al-sadiq Mohammed Rahma. 12th defending witness: Adam Abdalla Maraheb, 58 years and a resident of Al-Abbasiya. 13th defending witness: Elian Adam Mohammed, 38 years, self-employed and resident of Al-Abbasiya.

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Court Trial of Al Sanadra Case

Reports

Type of Report: Thematic reports / research papers

Date of publication: Sep 17, 2017

Brief description: On 2nd Sept 2016, Public Defense Force (PDF) soldiers on more than twenty motorcycles accompanied by two land cruiser vehicles attacked Al-Sanadra village in Al-Abbasiya locality in South Kordufan state. The attack was based on a claim that some cattle were looted and the footsteps passed through Al-Sanadra village. As a result of the attack, nine (9) people were killed, about twenty (20) wounded and some houses were looted and burnt down, cattle were looted as well as displacement of many residents of Al-Sanadra. The authorities (state/security) first ignored the case but later considered it after much pressure from citizens/public. The case was opened at Al-Abbasiya police office. The lawyers’ of the victims (Accusation panel) requested for the transfer of court to Khartoum and it was accepted.