HUDO Centre No. H.K/PS/70/021
13th November 2021
UPDATE ON ARREST OF RESISTANT COMMITTEE MEMBER IN KADOGLI, SUDAN
On 12th November 2021, Mr. Abuzar Daoud (member of Kadogli resistant
committee) was released on bail. His confiscated phones were not given back to
him. He was arrested because of his posts on Facebook (social media). On 12th
November 2021 evening hours, Mr. Abuzar was released on bail. His phones which
were confiscated by SAF were not given back to him. During interrogation, Mr.
Abuzar was accused of posting an article in his Facebook account supporting the
upcoming countrywide protest of 13th November 2021.The complainant is the head
of General Intelligence Service (GIS) in Kadogli. On 11th November 2021 around
2:00 PM (Sudan local time), Mr. Abuzar Daoud Hussein was arrested by Sudan Armed
Forces (SAF) from Kadogli market. During the arrest, SAF soldiers took him to
their military base, confiscated his smart phones and thereafter took him to
Kadogli central police and filed/ opened a case against him under articles (58
– Abetment of mutiny, 159 – Defamation and 160 – Insult and Abuse) in Sudan
Criminal Penal – 1991. HUDO is very concerned about the situation of civilians
in Sudan and calls upon:
· Sudan Armed Force in
Kadogli to stop arresting civilians and to give back the confiscated phones to
Mr. Abuzar
· The prosecution office in
Kadogli to stop the arbitrary arrests, dismiss such charges and to account for
the conduct of arresting officers.
· The national,
international organizations and UN agencies to pay attention especially to the
conflict areas mainly during this time of the coup.
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