2.3.4 Sudan government intervenes in Christians’ worship The arrested church’s leaders The supporters at the court yard On 22nd October 2017, Public Order Police arrested five Christian leaders from Christ Church in Elthawra of Omdurman. This incident (arrest) came after the police had forcefully obstructed church members from worshiping. Since 27th May 2017, there was an agreement between the executive committee and the opposing group in the Christ church on the manner in which worship time was constituted for each. The executive committee is the elected committee by the church’s followers while the opposition group is associated to the ministry of religious affairs which consists of five pastors with other followers. On Sunday 22th October 2017, church members gathered for prayers at Christ church in Althawra (29) at the agreed time but they were locked outside by the police. The police blocked them on grounds that, there was a resolution issued by the Ministry of Endowment and Guidance (appendix – 6) rejecting the agreement and ordering members of this church to worship under the nominated pastor by opposing group. The church members together with their pastors remained on the church yard up to the time when the opposing group came and opened the church. Then, the two groups entered the church and worshipped separately. At 1:00 PM, soon after prayers, a police officer from Althawra police station ordered five church leaders including executive committee 20