Opposition paper deputy editor could face death penalty
by Toby Collins
June 29, 2011 (LONDON) – The deputy editor of Rai Al-Shaab newspaper, closely aligned with the opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) could face the death penalty or life imprisonment, reported Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday.
It is alleged that Al-Amin has been tortured during his imprisonment on charges of criminal conspiracy, attacks on the state aimed at undermining the constitutional system and publishing false information. He arrested with Al-Tahir Abu Jawhara and Ashraf Abdul-Aziz, who received two years each.
The leader, Hassan Al-Turabi, of the PCP has been imprisoned on numerous occasions for his political activities, which is a dramatic fall from grace as he once served as Minister of Justice in President Bashir’s government.
Results published as part of UNESCO 2011 World Press Freedom Day, Sudan ranks as 40 out of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa for press freedom. Amnesty International described Sudan as a place where “freedom of speech is being so openly violated”.
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Adam
Opposition paper deputy editor could face death penalty
What this gentleman did was not freedom of speech. He fabricated very sensitive reports. He and his attorney and the whole Turabi party could not challenge the evidence against him in the court.
As for Girifna picture, it cannot be considered as true since it could be easily forged with Photoshop by any amateur designer in a remote village of Sudan. I instantly detected that it was not genuine.
Let us see how the trial would go.
Adam Milawaki, Nairobi
George Bol
Opposition paper deputy editor could face death penalty
My God bless Dafurian because NCP treated them like foreigners. He is from Darfur!