‘Reform Sudan’s restricting laws’: senior lawyer
Legal expert and lawyer Nabil Adib Abdallah has called for the necessity of legal reforms in Sudan, and the amendment of laws that restrict freedoms. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, Abdallah said that these restricting laws, such as media rules and criminal laws, strip the Sudanese citizens of their constitutional rights. “These rights were granted in the transitional Sudanese constitution,” Abdallah said. “For example, freedom of opinion and religion.” He stressed that the security apparatus has the authority to detain a person, and not submit him to any judge for 45 days. This can be extended to up to four and a half months. Abdallah added that the Press and Publications Act prevents journalists from reporting on a variety of issues, unless they receive permission from the authorities beforehand. Finally, he described Sudan’s criminal law as “obscure”. “Some of the articles have ambiguous meanings.” File photo: The Supreme Court in Khartoum (Elaph) Related: Sudan’s Al Bashir restricts political parties after promising the opposite (15 April 2014)
Legal expert and lawyer Nabil Adib Abdallah has called for the necessity of legal reforms in Sudan, and the amendment of laws that restrict freedoms.
Speaking to Radio Dabanga, Abdallah said that these restricting laws, such as media rules and criminal laws, strip the Sudanese citizens of their constitutional rights. “These rights were granted in the transitional Sudanese constitution,” Abdallah said. “For example, freedom of opinion and religion.”
He stressed that the security apparatus has the authority to detain a person, and not submit him to any judge for 45 days. This can be extended to up to four and a half months.
Abdallah added that the Press and Publications Act prevents journalists from reporting on a variety of issues, unless they receive permission from the authorities beforehand.
Finally, he described Sudan’s criminal law as “obscure”. “Some of the articles have ambiguous meanings.”
File photo: The Supreme Court in Khartoum (Elaph)
Related: Sudan’s Al Bashir restricts political parties after promising the opposite (15 April 2014)
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