Sudanese Congress Party leaders detained
Sudanese security forces arrested the head of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party (SCP), Ibrahim El Sheikh from his home in En Nahud, West Kordofan on Sunday. Party leader Mohamed Yousef was also detained. SCP spokesman, Bakri Yousef, told Radio Dabanga that a heavily armed security force in more than 20 armoured vehicles surrounded El Sheikh’s house and the party’s headquarters at 4am on Sunday. They entered his house and detained him at 5:15am, citing an arrest warrant on six counts, including undermining the constitutional order, incitement of military action, calling for armed opposition, publication of false news, and disturbing public peace. Yousef added that the security apparatus interrogated the SCP head, and then handed him to the police. El Sheikh declared adherence to the party’s position regarding the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committing atrocities and crimes against humanity in Darfur and Kordofan. The security forces said they arrested Ibrahim El Sheikh because he humiliated the RSF at a symposium at El Hurriya Square, where he had called the RSF “Janjaweed with no religion or ethics, raping women, abusing and killing civilians” saying that “they are not regular troops”. Sources reported that during his interrogation by the security forces, the SCP chairman asked whether RSF leader Hemeti had graduated from the Military Academy. He also questioned why Governor Ahmed Haroun asked Hemeti and his militia to leave North Kordofan capital El Obeid within 72 hours, why the citizens of El Obeid came out calling for their expulsion, and why these militiamen eat and drink in restaurants and then tell the owners to charge Ali Osman Taha (former Vice-President of Sudan). On Monday, the authorities announced that El Sheikh will appear in court in En Nahud, West Kordofan at 9am on Thursday. File photo: Head of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party, Ibrahim El Sheikh Abdel RahmanRelated: Janjaweed ‘causing chaos’ in North Kordofan capital (7 February 2014) Protest in El Obeid against abuses by Darfur militias (3 February 2014)
Sudanese security forces arrested the head of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party (SCP), Ibrahim El Sheikh from his home in En Nahud, West Kordofan on Sunday. Party leader Mohamed Yousef was also detained.
SCP spokesman, Bakri Yousef, told Radio Dabanga that a heavily armed security force in more than 20 armoured vehicles surrounded El Sheikh’s house and the party’s headquarters at 4am on Sunday. They entered his house and detained him at 5:15am, citing an arrest warrant on six counts, including undermining the constitutional order, incitement of military action, calling for armed opposition, publication of false news, and disturbing public peace.
Yousef added that the security apparatus interrogated the SCP head, and then handed him to the police. El Sheikh declared adherence to the party’s position regarding the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committing atrocities and crimes against humanity in Darfur and Kordofan.
The security forces said they arrested Ibrahim El Sheikh because he humiliated the RSF at a symposium at El Hurriya Square, where he had called the RSF “Janjaweed with no religion or ethics, raping women, abusing and killing civilians” saying that “they are not regular troops”.
Sources reported that during his interrogation by the security forces, the SCP chairman asked whether RSF leader Hemeti had graduated from the Military Academy. He also questioned why Governor Ahmed Haroun asked Hemeti and his militia to leave North Kordofan capital El Obeid within 72 hours, why the citizens of El Obeid came out calling for their expulsion, and why these militiamen eat and drink in restaurants and then tell the owners to charge Ali Osman Taha (former Vice-President of Sudan).
On Monday, the authorities announced that El Sheikh will appear in court in En Nahud, West Kordofan at 9am on Thursday.
File photo: Head of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party, Ibrahim El Sheikh Abdel Rahman
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Janjaweed ‘causing chaos’ in North Kordofan capital (7 February 2014)
Protest in El Obeid against abuses by Darfur militias (3 February 2014)
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