18 Rebel prisoners transferred from Darfur to Khartoum

28/05/2014 20:44

Eighteen members of Sudan’s armed rebel movements who were taken prisoner during the battle of Baashim in Kutum locality, North Darfur in March, have been airlifted to Khartoum via a commercial jet. The public prosecutor said “the accused were handed over to the prosecution to complete the investigation against them on charges including waging war against the state, and undermining the constitutional order; charges punishable by death in the event of a conviction.”File photoRelated: RSF attacks in Baashim, North Darfur (30 March 2014)

Eighteen members of Sudan’s armed rebel movements who were taken prisoner during the battle of Baashim in Kutum locality, North Darfur in March, have been airlifted to Khartoum via a commercial jet.

The public prosecutor said “the accused were handed over to the prosecution to complete the investigation against them on charges including waging war against the state, and undermining the constitutional order; charges punishable by death in the event of a conviction.”

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Related: RSF attacks in Baashim, North Darfur (30 March 2014)