Man describes severe torture in West Darfur prison

A man has revealed details about his torture in detention by security authorities in West Darfur. Bashar Ali who was abducted and detained in November last year was released two weeks ago. In an interview with Radio Dabanga Bashar said he lost the ability to use his right arm and witnessed three men die in the prison after being subjected to sustained severe torture. Abdel Jabar Muhammed and Adam Ishaq Abdel Rasul died after two months from their injuries. Hessein Adam died two weeks in detention.Traumatised in detentionBashar said he witnessed another 17 detainees die in detention. He said the security service dug cells 30 m into the ground, pushed the detainees in and shocked them with electric currents operating through wires. Bashar said there are currently seven cells underground with dozens of traumatised detainees in the prison in El Geneina. He said many of the detainees are there without their families awareness. Bashar appealed to human rights organisations to investigate these prisons and said he is more than willing to provide exact details of his torture in detention.