{"id":187809,"date":"2013-04-07T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/three-men-sentenced-to-amputation-by-n-darfur-court\/"},"modified":"2013-04-07T22:40:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-07T22:40:00","slug":"three-men-sentenced-to-amputation-by-n-darfur-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/three-men-sentenced-to-amputation-by-n-darfur-court","title":{"rendered":"Three men sentenced to amputation by N Darfur court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- \t\t@page { margin: 0.79in } \t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> <!-- \t\t@page { margin: 0.79in } \t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">A <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">North Darfur crimin<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">al cou<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">rt <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">has sentenced <\/span><\/span><\/span>t<\/span>hree men, found guilty of stealing cooking oil, to amputation of their right hand from the wrist. According to an advocacy group, the men were sentenced after a hearing session &#8216;that failed to meet the most basic fair trial standards&#8217;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">The defendants, who are currently being held in North Darfur&#8217;s Shala prison, were not provided with a defense lawyer and were sentenced on 31 March after they were found guilty of &#8216;capital theft&#8217;. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Abdel Latif Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Idris Salih, and Ali Salih are accused of stealing cooking oil worth 14,700 Sudanese pounds (about US$3,300) from a factory in El Fasher on 26 December 2012.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) said the judge\u2019s sentence<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> contradicts<\/span> Sudanese law, which requires the accused [in amputation cases] to be represented by a defense lawyer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">ACJPS says that Sudan, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">as a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> made a commitment to an absolute ban on torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">The families of the men have hired a defense lawyer to appeal the decision.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>File photo<\/em><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><!--break--><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A North Darfur criminal court has sentenced three men, found guilty of stealing cooking oil, to amputation of their right hand from the wrist. According to an advocacy group, the men were sentenced after a hearing session &#8216;that failed to meet the most basic fair trial standards&#8217;. The defendants, who are currently being held in North Darfur&#8217;s Shala prison, were not provided with a defense lawyer and were sentenced on 31 March after they were found guilty of &#8216;capital theft&#8217;. Abdel Latif Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Idris Salih, and Ali Salih are accused of stealing cooking oil worth 14,700 Sudanese pounds (about US$3,300) from a factory in El Fasher on 26 December 2012.The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) said the judge\u2019s sentence contradicts Sudanese law, which requires the accused [in amputation cases] to be represented by a defense lawyer. ACJPS says that Sudan, as a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),  made a commitment to an absolute ban on torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 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