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HUDO Centre  Defendant/ Abakar Fadelmowla had attended the meeting dressed in PDF uniform and that he told the Governor that “now we are in the rebel’s camp we need support”.  The witness was not aware of anybody that was killed between Al-Sanadra and Shawaya villages.  The government order prohibiting animal grazing west Al-Abbasiya where Al-Sanadra is located is still on (implemented)  I don’t know anyone in Al-Sanadra who is a soldier or member of PDF yet, I know all people there either by name or face.  No one reported to me that, there were some cattle which were looted.  The Army General/ Elrasheed ordered the PDF commander/ Mohammed AL-Sharif to evacuate/withdraw his soldiers (without saying from where). Immediately after the order, the PDF commander with about ten (10) PDF soldiers including Adam Khamees left in two vehicles (one of them had a machine gun mounted on). Towards the end of the court session, the defendants’ lawyers requested the judge to issue an attendance order (court summons) for the following people to be present in the next session.  Captain/ Ali Abakar, the PDF leader in Al-Abbasiya.  Dr. Saale Ibrahim, the orthopedic surgeon in Um-Rawaba hospital.  Police first lieutenant/ Elsir Musaad the criminal investigations officer in Um-Rawaba police office  Al-Abbasiya’s former locality governor/ Daoud Abu-Kalam At the end, the judge adjournment court to 21st February 2018 at 11:00AM. Summary of the court session held on 21st Feb 2018 The session started by 11:00 AM (Sudan local time) and it was scheduled to hear more testimonies from other accusing witnesses as requested by the panel of the accusing lawyer in the previous court session. The panel of the accusing lawyers closed the submission of their witnesses (record) and the judge acknowledged. During the same session, the judge began questioning the defendants. Below is the summary; 1. Hassan Ismail Ramadan  My name is Hussein not Hassan and I’m 15 years old. I have nothing to do with sheep issues. Those are concerned with another person who ran away and I do not know him.

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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.