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The Khartoum court dealing with the case against three young protesters, accused of killing a police officer during anti-junta demonstrations in January, instructed the filing of a criminal case against the director of Kober Prison for violating the law and court orders yesterday.
Two protesters complained about being abused in detention after they were held during a vigil for the young activists who are on trial after being accused of killing a police officer. Security forces also used heavy tear gas on protesters during yesterday’s pro-democracy protests despite the lifting of the State of Emergency on Sunday.
The defence team of those accused of killing of Brigadier Ali Bereima during the January 13 Marches of the Millions in Khartoum, confirm that the case file has been transferred to the court, with the first court session scheduled for on Sunday, May 29. Lawyer Iman Hassan told Radio Dabanga that the trial sessions will start in the Khartoum North Court at 09:00 on May 29. It is reported that the communication includes Muhammad Adam Tubak, Muhammad El Nana, Muhammad El Fateh, and Musab El Sharif.
The authorities in Khartoum released 17 political detainees yesterday, mainly from Soba prison, while more than 70 detainees are still being held. The two teenagers detained on charges of killing a police officer are still subjected to psychological and physical torture.
The defence team of two young men, who were arrested on charges of killing a police brigadier in Khartoum in January, say that the detainees are being subjected “to the worst forms of torture by the Kober prison authorities”.