Sudanese police arrest suspect in murder of Spanish diplomat
October 3, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s police have announced the arrest of the alleged killer of a Spanish diplomat, who was found stabbed to death at his home in Khartoum last week dismissing any political or terrorist motives behind the incident.
Sudan’s interior ministry said in a statement on Monday that the 61-year-old diplomat had worked in the country for three years, pointing that a special team from the criminal investigation unit was assigned to lead investigations.
Khartoum police chief, Mohamed Ahmed Ali, said in a press conference on Friday that the alleged killer, who is a university student, visited the slain diplomat more than 20 times during the last six months to help him find a job.
He said the police arrested 6 suspects during the course of the investigation, pointing they arrived at crucial information on the description of the perpetrator on Thursday morning.
The police chief added that the suspect left the capital for Gazira state on the following day of the crime, pointing to involvement of other persons in the incident.
He said that some of the slain diplomat’s belongings including 2 mobile phones and an iPad device were found in the possession of the perpetrator, underscoring the suspect immediately confessed to committing the crime.
He further stressed there were no political, terrorist or organised motives behind the killing of the Spanish diplomat, adding it was an individual criminal act and the investigations would reveal more information about it.
In statements to the official news agency SUNA, Spanish ambassador to Khartoum, Juan González-Barba Pera, expressed deep satisfaction with the arrest of the killer and thanked the police, saying the incident was shocking.
While the director of protocol at Sudan’s foreign ministry, Mohamed Ahmed al-Karib, said they have full trust in the ability of the police to protect all foreign nationals, pointing the arrest of the killer represents a great victory to Sudan’s police.
(ST)