No. H.K/UA/08/018
31st December 2018
URGENT ACTION
ARREST OF HUSSEIN BY MI IN TALODI, SUDAN
On 12th December 2018, Hussein Salaheldin Maali was arrested by MI in Talodi.
The reason for his arrest was displaying a photo of an officer of SPLA on his
Facebook account. His whereabouts are unknown and he is suspected to be under
torture. Mr. Hussein Salaheldin Maali Mabloul, known by his nickname of Ali
Sakouna is 55 years old, self[1]employed resident of
Talodi and a former policeman. On 12th December 2018, three armed soldiers in
SAF uniform came on a vehicle from Talodi Military Intelligence (MI) and
arrested Mr. Hussein/ Ali Sakouna from his house at Talodi. They took him to
the military base and since then, he has been isolated and nobody is allowed to
visit him. This raised fear that he could be subjected to torture. The reason
behind his arrest is a photo of a South Sudan soldier on his Facebook account.
HUDO got reliable information that, the arrest of Hussein is in relation to a
personal dispute with two soldiers. HUDO is very concerned about the situation
of civilians in SK State and calls upon;
· Sudan government to
disclose the whereabouts of Mr. Hussein Salaheldin (Ali Sakouna) and to allow
family and lawyers to visit him.
· Sudan government to end
the state of emergency in conflict areas which enables MI to carry out arrests
at will.
· The military authority in
Talodi to immediately release Mr. Hussein or to transfer him to the courts of
law if there is a genuine case against him.
· The military authority in
Talodi to immediately conduct genuine investigations about the cause of Mr.
Hussein’s arrest and to make the findings public. HUDO Centre More information
Mr. Hussein Salaheldin Maali (Ali Sakouna) is a retired policeman. After his
retirement, he went to South Sudan where he was worked as self-employed. Early
this year (2018) he came back to his home town in order to settle. Immediately
after his arrival, he was arrested and interrogated by MI for one week about
his stay in South Sudan and then released.