Nyala — A group of armed men in four Land Cruiser vehicles allegedly raided the headquarters of the Nyala special court for crimes in Darfur on Saturday, 8 December, and kidnapped three defendants after shooting at the court's police and severely beating the judge.
The defendants are on trial for looting 450 thousand US dollars and 45 million Sudanese pounds belonging to UNAMID, approximately three months ago. The police commander of South Darfur, Major General Taha Jalal al Deen, said in a press statement that 'a known armed movement acted immediately after the judge read the sentence of the fourth defendant and attacked the court'. The fourth defendant was sentenced to death, he added. The governor of South Darfur, Hammad Ismail, stated a retrial will take place but refused to give an exact date.
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