HUDO Centre 29thOctober2018 Update (26) COURT TRIAL OF
AL-SANADRA CASE
The court session was held on 24th October 2018 at Khartoum North court before
Justice/ Atif Abdalla. This court session was meant to hear the opinion from
the relatives of the deceased but it was not possible. Court was adjourned to
19th November 2018. Summary of the court session The court session started at
11:00 AM (Sudan local time) before Justice Atif Abdalla, though the prosecutor
was absent, the accusing and defendant panel of lawyers was present. Court was
scheduled to hear the opinion from the relatives of the deceased but, the
accusing panel informed the justice that, they (relatives) agreed to delegate
Al-Sanadra village’s Sheikh/ Mayor: Mr. Babikir Abdalla Babikir to give opinion
on their behalf. But, they needed more time to complete the procuration/
authorization letters for him. The justice responded by adjourning court to
19th November 2018.
Observation note
Justice/ Murshid Ahmed Elamein who replaced justice/ Abdeen Hamid Dhahi that
had started this court case, was also replaced by the current justice/ Atif
Abdalla, as he was also promoted to be the judge in court of appeal.
Recommendations/ Appeals HUDO urges all the concerned,
especially:
· The Sudan court to conduct
the trial fairly
· The activists, defenders
and supporters to keep on attending court sessions
· The diplomatic missions
and embassies to observe the court sessions
· The Sudan and
international media to give full coverage for the court
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