Sudan releases a UNAMID national employee after three months of detention
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20 July, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese security service released a local
staff working with the United Nations-African Union peacekeeping
operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in Darfur, three months after his arrest.
"IdrissAbdelrahman was released from detention this afternoon in
Nyala, SouthDarfur" announced the hybrid operation on Wednesday. "The
prosecutors yesterday told UNAMID officers that charges against him
were dropped due to lack of evidence".
The UNAMID civil affairs officer was arrested by the National
Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) on 27 April. He was charged
with "undermining the constitutional system" and “waging war against
the state". Both crimes are punishable by death under Sudanese law.
In accordance with the Status of Forces Agreement between the mission
and the Sudanese Government, UNAMID personnel are protected from
charges for activities related to their official duties.
Yesterday Amnesty International expressed fears that Abdelrahman might
be subjected to ill-treatment and torture. The UNAMID said NISS handed
him to the prosecution only two weeks ago.
Another Sudanese staff member, Hawa Abdalla Mohamed, was released last
week, two months after she was arrested at a camp for Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) in North Darfur. She had been accused of
working to propagate Christianity among children at Abu Shuk camp.
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