West Kordofan: Detained party leader’s health deteriorating
The health of Ibrahim El Sheikh, the president of the Sudanese Congress Party (SCP), is deteriorating. El Sheikh is held in custody in En Nahud, West Kordofan, for more than a month. His wife, Amani Malek Ibrahim, reported to Radio Dabanga on Sunday that his health condition is worsening. “He is suffering from high blood pressure, as he is not allowed to take the prescribed medicines.” She confirmed the renewed detention of SCP’s Secretary-General Samia Kiir. Kiir was detained by security forces at the SCP headquarters in En Nahud on Friday during a ceremony celebrating her release the day before. Five party cadres who were detained at the same time, were freed later. The SCP chairman was detained on 8 June by security forces in en Nahud, on charges of undermining the Sudanese Constitution, after he had publicly denounced the widespread attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on civilians in Darfur and Kordofan. The SCP announced later that their leader had expressed the official party opinion. A first hearing of the case against El Sheikh was planned to take place on 12 June in the court of En Nahud. The prosecutor, however, said that the file against their client had been taken by the security apparatus, “in order to add new details”. The head of the defence team, Sati El Haj, explained to Radio Dabanga at the time that the aim of the security apparatus is to keep the head of the SCP detained as long as possible. The charges filed against El Sheikh are punishable by the death penalty, and do not allow for the release of the accused on bail.The SCP will organise a public debate under the title “The Sudan We Want”, on Wednesday evening at Shambat square in Khartoum North. File photo Related:Opposition party HQ in West Kordofan raided again, six detained (12 July 2014) Sudan security raids opposition party HQ in West Kordofan (7 July 2014) More opposition leaders detained in West Kordofan (30 June 2014)Protests against Sudanese Congress Party head’s detention (12 June 2014)
The health of Ibrahim El Sheikh, the president of the Sudanese Congress Party (SCP), is deteriorating.
El Sheikh is held in custody in En Nahud, West Kordofan, for more than a month. His wife, Amani Malek Ibrahim, reported to Radio Dabanga on Sunday that his health condition is worsening. “He is suffering from high blood pressure, as he is not allowed to take the prescribed medicines.”
She confirmed the renewed detention of SCP’s Secretary-General Samia Kiir. Kiir was detained by security forces at the SCP headquarters in En Nahud on Friday during a ceremony celebrating her release the day before. Five party cadres who were detained at the same time, were freed later.
The SCP chairman was detained on 8 June by security forces in en Nahud, on charges of undermining the Sudanese Constitution, after he had publicly denounced the widespread attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on civilians in Darfur and Kordofan. The SCP announced later that their leader had expressed the official party opinion.
A first hearing of the case against El Sheikh was planned to take place on 12 June in the court of En Nahud. The prosecutor, however, said that the file against their client had been taken by the security apparatus, “in order to add new details”.
The head of the defence team, Sati El Haj, explained to Radio Dabanga at the time that the aim of the security apparatus is to keep the head of the SCP detained as long as possible. The charges filed against El Sheikh are punishable by the death penalty, and do not allow for the release of the accused on bail.
The SCP will organise a public debate under the title “The Sudan We Want”, on Wednesday evening at Shambat square in Khartoum North.
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