HUDO Centre
1st February 2017
Update (15)
COURT TRIAL OF NISS/SUDAN AGAINST PASTORS AND THE ACTIVIST
The twenty first (21st) court session was conducted on 29th January 2017 before Justice Dr. Osama M. Abdalla
at Khartoum Centre court and all parties were present. During this session, activists, media and the general
public turned up in big numbers and the judge delivered his verdict.
Summary of the twenty first court session
On 29th January 2017, the twenty first court session started at 12:30 pm. The main activity was the judge to
deliver his verdict/ judgment regarding this case. The three defendants were found guilty according to the
court:
A. First Defendant: Peter Jasek
Law
Criminal Act 1991
Article
Punishment/Sentence
53
Life in prison
57
One Year
64
One Year
66
One Year
Humanitarian Act 2006
23 read with 8
Six Months
Passport & Immigration Law 1994
30
Six Months
Note: The sentence goes sequentially in case life imprison is challenged. The judge also ordered for the
confiscation of exhibits.
B. The Second Defendant: Pastor/ Hassan Abduelraheem Kodi
Law
Criminal Act 1991
Article
Sentence
26 read with 53
Ten (10) years
64
One (1) year
66
One (1) Year
Note: The sentence goes sequentially
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