Khartoum — A Darfur criminal court has sentenced three men found guilty of stealing cooking oil to the amputation of their right hand from the wrist, in a hearing advocacy groups say failed to meet even the most basic fair trial standards.
Judge Abazar Hamid of the El Fasher Criminal Court in North Darfur made the ruling on 31 March after the group was found guilty of capital theft. None of the men were provided with a defence lawyer during the trial.
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