Sudanese opposition commander arrested in UAE – Al-Jazeera

DOHA, Sep 24, 2004 — Sources in the opposition Sudanese National Democratic Alliance in London have confirmed that Abd-al-Aziz Khalid, military commander of the Sudan Alliance Forces, was arrested yesterday upon his arrival in the United Arab Emirates from Cairo.

The Doha based Al-Jazeera TV said today.

The Sudan Alliance Forces continued to carry out military activities against the Sudanese government in the Sudanese-Eritrean border area. Abd-al-Aziz Khalid was deported from Asmara almost a month ago.

According to Al-jazeera, the UAE authorities are planning to hand over Abdal-Aziz Khalid to the Interpol authorities in Damascus as a prelude to handing him over to the Sudanese authorities in Khartoum.

Other sources said to ST that Sudan had Withdrawn its complaint against Khaled officially since two years.

With some matrial from the BBC Monitoring Service.