Six JEM leaders given death sentence
A Khartoum court yesterday issued the death sentence to six Justice and Equality Movement leaders. Ibrahim El Maz, Siir Jibril Tia, Mahjoub Al Gazouli, Muhammed Khameis, Ibrahim Abdullah and Yahia Adam were sentenced to death by hanging. Ali Abdullah was given a ten year prison sentence, according to JEM spokesman Jibril Adam Bilal. JEM condemns the move describing the trials as unfair and against Sudanese laws and international conventions. Bilal calls for international human rights organisations to immediately intervene before the ruling sets a precedent for other similar rulings against opposition groups.
A Khartoum court yesterday issued the death sentence to six Justice and Equality Movement leaders.
Ibrahim El Maz, Siir Jibril Tia, Mahjoub Al Gazouli, Muhammed Khameis, Ibrahim Abdullah and Yahia Adam were sentenced to death by hanging.
Ali Abdullah was given a ten year prison sentence, according to JEM spokesman Jibril Adam Bilal.
JEM condemns the move describing the trials as unfair and against Sudanese laws and international conventions.
Bilal calls for international human rights organisations to immediately intervene before the ruling sets a precedent for other similar rulings against opposition groups.
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