HUDO Centre
28th November 2017
UPDATE ON SUDAN GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN CHRISTIANS’ WORSHIP (TRIAL OF FIVE
CHRISTIAN LEADERS)
The scheduled court session of 15th November 2017 was adjourned to 21st
November 2017. In the two court sessions, the complainant was absent while all
defendants were present. The judge handed over the case to the Attorney General
according to his (Attorney’s) request. Detailed summary of court proceedings
15th November 2017, was the scheduled day for court session but for the second
time, the complainant did not turn up (was absent) while the other parties were
present. The judge adjourned court to 21st November 2017 again the complainant
was not present in court. During the court session of 21st November 2017, a
legal consultant/ Mohamed Ezzeldin Mohamed representing the Attorney General appeared
with a written letter requesting the judge to hand over the case file. The
judge obliged with the order basing on article (58/1) of the criminal procedure
law 1991. The Attorney General’s letter justified the request due to petition/
plea that has been submitted to him by the defendants. However, the defendants’
lawyer objected that; neither defendants nor their lawyers submitted any kind
of petition. The lawyer requested the judge/justice to confirm his argument by
inquiring with the defendants who were present in court. The judge ignored his
request and approved Attorney General’s request.
Notes:
The Article that Attorney General relied on to make the request is Article
(58/1) of the procedure law 1991 which says: Article: 58 (1) The Minister of
Justice, is permitted at any time, after completion of inquiry and before
passing the preliminary judgment in the criminal suit to take a justified
decision and his signature to stop any criminal suit against any accused; and
his decision shall be final and shall not be contested. The court shall
thereupon stay the proceeding and pass the necessary orders for terminating the
criminal suit.
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