‘Evacuate Dr Khalil Ibrahim’

Mohammed Abdulla Duma appeals to the Libyan rebels and the international community to pursue the JEM head’s release

Mohammed Abdulla Duma, chairman of the Darfuri Lawyers’ Union appealed on Wednesday to the transitional national council in Libya as well as the international community to help evacuate Dr Khalil Ibrahim, the head of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).Dr Ibrahim has been detained in Libya since nearly 10 months. The recent fall of the Gadhafi regime has given rise to speculation about his evacuation.

Duma appealed to the United Nations, the NATO, African Union and the Arab League to ensure the evacuation of Ibrahim from Libya to any place he would like to go.

“I would like to appeal to these agencies and individual countries to pursue his evacuation,” Duma told Radio Dabanga.

The lawyer also appealed to the Libyan rebels, who took over Gadhafi’s stronghold Tripoli last week, to offer good treatment to the Darfuris and Sudanese nationals taking refuge in Libya. “I would like to ask them to release those who are in prison to safe countries,” Duma said.

‘Grant amnesty to political prisoners’

On the other hand, Duma also appealed to the Sudanese government to release all the innocent Darfuris held in the states of Darfur, Khartoum and the rest of Sudan immediately.

He also appealed to the government to grant amnesty to the people of Darfur who are standing trial because of involvement in political issues.