Kass security forces arrest Darfur camp leader

Security forces in Kass town yesterday arrested Sheikh Abakr Shata, leader of Erli displaced camp. A source told Radio Dabanga that the sheikh is 45 years old from the village of Erli, which is northeast of Kass. Some security personnel took him to an unknown destination and did not allow him to be visited. Human rights organizations fear that the sheikh could be exposed to ill treatment or torture and they demanded his immediate release. Kass is located in South Darfur State southwest of Marra mountain.

Security forces in Kass town yesterday arrested Sheikh Abakr Shata, leader of Erli displaced camp. A source told Radio Dabanga that the sheikh is 45 years old from the village of Erli, which is northeast of Kass. Some security personnel took him to an unknown destination and did not allow him to be visited. Human rights organizations fear that the sheikh could be exposed to ill treatment or torture and they demanded his immediate release. Kass is located in South Darfur State southwest of Marra mountain.