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SOAT
Sudan Organisation Against Torture
SOAT Press Release: 26 March, 2003
Arbitrary arrests in Khartoum
On 23 March 2003 at 7pm,12 armed security personnel from the National Security Agency arrested Mohamed Al Wasila Abbas, a 37 years old graduate of Khartoum University. Mohamed was arrested from his house in Arkawiet, Khartoum.
The security officers searched his house and the houses of his neighbours. Mohamed was then arrested along with his relative, Rashid, who lives in the same house as Mohamed, and a neighbour named Ali. No reasons were given for the arrests.
Mohamed remains in detention in an unknown place, but Rashid and Ali were released on the same day as their arrest, 23 March.
Mohamed Al Wasila is married to Salwa Saeid, a well-known lawyer and human rights defender, however she was outside the country at the time of her husband’s arrest.
SOAT is concerned for the welfare of Mohamed Al Wasila, and fears that he may be at risk of torture whilst he is being held in incommunicado detention.
Another arbitrary arrest occurred in Khartoum on 22 March at 10pm, when Yasir Mohamed Al Hassan Osman was arrested from the Faculty of Medicine at Khartoum University where he works. After his arrest Yasir was taken to the political section of the security forces offices near Farough cemetery in Khartoum.
Yasir is being held incommunicado, and security officers told his family that they were not allowed to visit him because he was under interrogation.
Yasir had been previously arrested during the October 2002 student’s uprising, on 19 October 20002 11 students were arrested during the demonstrations, including Yasir Mohamed El Hassan Osman who was tortured whilst in detention: security officers stood on his chest and bladder, and beat him with an iron bar until he was unconscious. He was taken to the intensive care unit at Khartoum hospital immediately after his release.
SOAT is very concerned for the well-being of Yasir Mohamed El Hassan Osman, and fears that he may be at high risk of torture given the treatment to which he was subjected during his previous detention.
SOAT urges the Government of Sudan to:
1) Take all necessary measures to ensure the physical and psychological integrity of Mohamed Al Wasila Abbas and Yaser Mohamed Al Hassan Osman
2) Immediately disclose the whereabouts of Mohamed Al Wasila Abbas, and allow both of the men’s families access to visit them
3) Order their immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges, or if legitimate charges exist, bring them before an impartial tribunal and guarantee procedural rights at all times.
4) Ensure that the two men have access to legal advice
5) Guarantee the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout Sudan in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
SOAT is international human rights organisation established in the UK in 1993. If you have any questions about this or any other SOAT information, please contact us:
SOAT
The Park Business Centre
Kilburn Park Road
London NW6 5LF
E-mail:[email protected]
Website: www.soatsudan.org
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