HUDO Centre
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release UNARMED CIVILIAN SHOT DEAD BY SAF SOLDIERS IN GARDOOD
YAMA OF SUDAN
An armed group of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Gardood Yama village, killed
civilian shot dead under the police witness and they took the dead body and run
away. On 1st April 2016 a group of armed force on two military cars under
guidance of Captain, they go to the weekly Market of Gardood Yama, the two cars
had stopped and they ordered Suliman Rabeh Abu Kalam to go to where they had
stopped, when he arrived before them, the captain had with him a very short
conversation immediately the soldiers shot him, due to that he died precisely.
The family of the victim reported the case to the police but, the police denied
them to register the case and refuse to follow the armed group to bring back
the dead body. Gardood Yama village located sixty five Km North West Abbasiya,
it has a weekly Market on Fridays the civilian gather to participate in its
activities. According to eyes witness the incident attended by many civilians
and due to that many civilian run away without obtaining or purchasing. An eye
witness said the conversation was the captain asked the victim about the
victim’s brother who is Sudan People Liberation Army – North (SPLA-N) member.
Adam Moneim a human rights lawyer commented that the incident fall under the in
lawful killing and the police resistance to fill the case is another violation
that shows the rule of law lacking. HUDO urge that the International community
and the diplomatic delegations in Sudan to put more pressure on Sudan
government to stop the impunity and to conduct fair investigation as well as to
make it public.
HUDO urge on the UN agencies in place to follow and investigate about the
incident.
HUDO call on the Advocates associations in Sudan to continue their effort until
the justice would be in place.
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