HUDO Centre More information   On Feb. 2nd 2015, a group of Military Intelligence (MI) soldiers from Al Abbasiya town arrested Adam Essa Agoumy, 35 years, who is a member of SPLM-N. A criminal case was filed against him, accusing him under article (130) Intentional murder according to Sudan criminal Act 1991. They accused him that he killed a civilian at Moreib village in 2011. The defendant’s lawyer objected the accusation. However, the procedures/trial seemed to be unfair since the Judge did not give the defendant’s lawyer enough time for his defense argument, he also refused to hear any testimony from the defendant’s witnesses. On August 2015, the defendant was charged and sentenced to death. Days after, his lawyer killed in a suspicious criminal incident. Up to date no appeal was done on Adam’s case and the appeal constituted period is over. The defendant is from Tagali/ Nuba tribe and the killed person from Falata tribe. The two tribes have customary law (Rakoba) through which murder cases are settled for reconciliation purposes. The Falata person was previously forgiven by Tagali people and now the Tagali are seeking for pardon from Falata also.