{"id":174821,"date":"2019-04-04T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudan-s-emergency-courts-sentence-demonstrators-minors\/"},"modified":"2019-04-04T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T15:00:00","slug":"sudan-s-emergency-courts-sentence-demonstrators-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-s-emergency-courts-sentence-demonstrators-minors","title":{"rendered":"Sudan’s Emergency Courts sentence demonstrators, minors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Emergency Courts established in Sudan under the legal provisions of the State of Emergency<\/a>, continue to hand-down prison sentences to demonstrators and activists. The legal team in the case of teacher Ahmed El Kheir of Khashm El Girba, who was allegedly tortured to death<\/a> by agents of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) in February, are to launch an appeal via the Constitutional Court.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Khartoum Central Emergency Court, headed by Judge Abdallah Abdelbagi, has handed-down six-month prison sentences to four demonstratorsFour minors were released into the care of their families following formal pledges.<\/p>\n

Judge Mohamed Abulgasim, presiding over the Central Emergency Court, acquitted six other people accused of participating in the protests.<\/p>\n

The Eastern Khartoum Emergency Court, headed by Judge Esam Osman, also acquitted two people of the charges against them in contravention of the State of Emergency.<\/p>\n

Slain teacher’s lawyers launch appeal<\/strong><\/p>\n

The legal team in the case of teacher Ahmed El Kheir of Khashm El Girba, who was allegedly tortured to death<\/a> by agents of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) in February, has declared its intention to submit a constitutional appeal in 48 hours to the Constitutional Court concerning the filing of a constitutional rights protection suit, as well as a constitutional challenge in the articles that allow the formation of a military court relating to the special rights of persons not belonging to the NISS.<\/p>\n

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\nSlain teacher Ahmed El Kheir<\/em><\/p>\n

The spokesman for the indictment team, lawyer Adel Abdelghani, said that a delegation from the team met with the Minister of Justice and informed him of their rejection of the formation of a military court for the accused in the case of El Girba’s death, this in addition to the obstacles facing the indictment.<\/p>\n