Military police tortures citizens in Kutum, North Darfur

11/07/2014 13:47

Two citizens were severely beaten and tortured by elements of the military police in Kutum town, North Darfur, on Wednesday. Teacher Hashim Abdel Salam Adam and his brother Yousif had been detained for an unknown reason. The military police beat and tortured them to the extent that they had to be transferred to the Kutum hospital for treatment. The doctors there ordered the immediate transfer of the teacher to Khartoum, because of his critical condition.  The military police and the army are tasked with maintaining security, reporting and investigating crimes in Kutum locality, after the police withdrew more than two years ago.  File photo: Police and military police forces in Darfur Related: North Darfur’s Kutum controlled by militias (15 May 2014)

Two citizens were severely beaten and tortured by elements of the military police in Kutum town, North Darfur, on Wednesday.

Teacher Hashim Abdel Salam Adam and his brother Yousif had been detained for an unknown reason. The military police beat and tortured them to the extent that they had to be transferred to the Kutum hospital for treatment. The doctors there ordered the immediate transfer of the teacher to Khartoum, because of his critical condition. 

The military police and the army are tasked with maintaining security, reporting and investigating crimes in Kutum locality, after the police withdrew more than two years ago. 

File photo: Police and military police forces in Darfur

Related: North Darfur’s Kutum controlled by militias (15 May 2014)