Sudanese police arbitrarily arrest citizens in Abu Zabad, North Kordofan
The Sudanese government reportedly launched a massive arrest campaign against citizens in the area of Abu Zabad, North Kordofan, following fierce fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in the area. According to multiple sources, several local residents have been arrested by the police on charges of spying for the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF – an alliance of armed rebel groups, including JEM, and opposition parties). The authorities accused the people arrested of supporting the rebel group, calling them “traitors, agents, and rogues”. They also issued instructions banning the wearing of military uniforms in the area. Disarmament is to be carried out across the entire locality of Abu Zabad in the coming few days. The JEM swept through the Abu Zabad locality over the last two days, amid reports of heavy loss of live and property on both JEM and SAF sides. File photo: SPLA-N Artillery near Kauda (Nuba Reports) Related: Sudan’s rebels, army clash in Abu Zabad, North Kordofan (17 November 2013)
The Sudanese government reportedly launched a massive arrest campaign against citizens in the area of Abu Zabad, North Kordofan, following fierce fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in the area.
According to multiple sources, several local residents have been arrested by the police on charges of spying for the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF – an alliance of armed rebel groups, including JEM, and opposition parties).
The authorities accused the people arrested of supporting the rebel group, calling them “traitors, agents, and rogues”. They also issued instructions banning the wearing of military uniforms in the area. Disarmament is to be carried out across the entire locality of Abu Zabad in the coming few days.
The JEM swept through the Abu Zabad locality over the last two days, amid reports of heavy loss of live and property on both JEM and SAF sides.
File photo: SPLA-N Artillery near Kauda (Nuba Reports)
Related: Sudan’s rebels, army clash in Abu Zabad, North Kordofan (17 November 2013)
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