Sept. 27
SUDAN:
Trial Adjourned Of Christian Pastors Facing Death Penalty In Sudan
Pastors Kuwa Shamal and Hassan Taour are among 4 Christians facing the
death penalty for claims that Christians are persecuted in Sudan.
The "spying" trial of pastors in Sudan has been adjourned until next month
after the prosecution failed to prepare adequately for the case.
4 defendants, including 2 Christian pastors and a foreign Christian
worker, are accused of spying. They have denied the charges.
Their trial in Khartoum was delayed for a 2nd time after the judge accused
the prosecution of being inadequately prepared.
All 4 men face the death penalty if found guilty.
They are Rev Hassan Taour, Rev Kuwa Shamal, Czech aid worker Petr Jasek
and Darfuri graduate Abdulmonem Abdumawla.
When the case resumed yesterday, the prosecution used videos to back up
the charges of spying, sources close to the trial told World Watch Monitor
(WWM).
The defence said the material was not relevant to the case. The judge
apparently agreed and warned the prosecution to come better prepared next
time, WWM reported.
The hearing was adjourned until 17 October.
According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Jasek is charged with
propagating false news. He, Taour, Shamal and Abdumawla face at least
seven charges including waging war against the state. One charge against
the pastors is that they propagated news about churches being burned down
in Khartoum and bombed in the Nuba mountains, where Christians are classed
as "atheists".
On the Open Doors' 2016 World Watch List, Sudan is ranked eighth, and the
organisation has requested prayers for the 4 defendants.
(source: christiantoday.com)
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