{"id":20063326,"date":"2023-12-20T13:13:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20063326"},"modified":"2023-12-20T13:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:13:38","slug":"sudan-police-tackle-vehicle-thefts-after-restoration-of-electronic-data-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-police-tackle-vehicle-thefts-after-restoration-of-electronic-data-system","title":{"rendered":"Sudan police \u2018tackle vehicle thefts\u2019 after restoration of electronic data system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Sudanese police have managed to restore access to all their electronic data systems, police spokesperson Brig Gen Fathelrahman El Tom told Radio Dabanga yesterday. The police received more than 29,000 reports of vehicle theft up to date and has notified Interpol of vehicles that were smuggled abroad.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Dabanga\u2019s Sudan Files<\/em> radio programme, El Tom announced that the police were able to recover all electronic systems with data related to the Civil Registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He justified the absence of the police in many areas in the country by saying that \u201cas a civil service, we do not work in conflict areas\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the Sudatel Data Centre<\/a> in Khartoum on December 6, where about 75 per cent of data from government and private sector institutions is stored, notably the Ministry of Interior Affairs, the Civil Registry, and several banks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stolen vehicles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the outbreak of war in mid-April, the police created an electronic reporting platform that helps Sudanese people report all stolen items, violations, and crimes committed against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSF troops have reportedly been \u201cstealing anything they can lay their hands on\u201d including property and cars in the areas under their control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early August, the Sudanese Golden Arrow Group, the exclusive agent for Toyota, Hino, and Yamaha in the country, reported the theft of<\/a> 1,192 Toyota vehicles, 173 Hino trucks, and a large number of motorcycles from its showrooms and warehouses in Khartoum and Khartoum North (Khartoum Bahri) since the outbreak of the war in mid-April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe platform enables the police to carry out its administrative duty in issuing criminal notices and bringing the accused to justice,\u201d the police spokesperson explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the \u201caccurate, daily statistics from the police\u2019s electronic platform\u201d, the latest data indicate that the number of stolen vehicles in Sudan exceeds 29,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe police also immediately issued a ban order on stolen vehicles through the traffic system, leading to the recovery of more than 100 vehicles up to date. When the \u2018new owners\u2019 came to conduct licensing procedures at car licensing centres, the vehicles were seized and the perpetrators were arrested\u201d, El Tom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding the vehicles that were smuggled out of Sudan, the police has notified Interpol, \u201cto ensure they are recovered to their owners according to legal means\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the many missing persons<\/a>, the police are giving them special attention, he said. \u201cPolice work on this subject, however, is hindered by the fact that the war is still raging in areas where these people went missing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The police however reassure families of missing people that \u201cthe legal procedures are complete\u201d, enabling the police to \u201cimmediately begin their work in searching and investigating how these people went missing and write criminal reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis work, however, requires examining bodies and other procedures that are not available at the present time unless the situation stabilises,\u201d El Tom added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further warned all Sudanese not to deal with the newly established \u2018federal police force\u2019<\/a> in areas controlled by the RSF, and vowed to take legal measures against them \u201cas soon as the situation stabilises\u201d.<\/p>\n