Umma Party rejects death penalty for Darfuri student July 2 - 2016 OMDURMAN [image: A group of militant student members of the ruling National Congress Party (file photo)] A group of militant student members of the ruling National Congress Party (file photo)
*The National Umma Party (NUP) strongly condemns the death sentence against student Mohamed Abdallah Baggari* *i**n a statement on Thursday.* On *29 April last year <https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/student-killed-dozens-injured-in-sudan-s-capital>*, militant National Congress Party (NCP) students attacked a meeting of the Darfur Student Association at the Sharg El Nil University in Khartoum. After the clash, a senior member of the Islamist student wing of the ruling NCP, Mohamed Awadelkarim, was found dead on the campus. Baggari was immediately detained on charges of killing Awadelkarim. He was first brought before a judge of the Khartoum Bahri Criminal Court on *14 May 2015 <https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/darfuri-student-heard-by-judge-in-khartoum-without-defence-lawyer>* without a defence lawyer present. In *November <https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/darfur-student-convicted-of-manslaughter>*, the Criminal Court of Khartoum North sentenced Baggari for manslaughter to five years’ imprisonment and the payment of ‘blood money’ to Awadelkarim’s relatives. In the appeal case however, the judge changed the verdict to the death penalty. The verdict is “another assassination”, the statement reads. The NUP warns against the execution of the “unjust sentence”. It demands the retrial of the student, based on a transparent investigation. The party calls on “all national and international human rights organisations to intervene and protect Mohamed Baggari’s right to life, and stop the travesty in the name of justice”. The opposition party further demands the dissolution of the Jihad [Holy war] student units at the universities. It considers these extremist students units “part of the Khartoum regime's militias, who are responsible for arousing chaos and insecurity in all parts of Sudan”. ------------------------------ -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooqr8cW5%3DswRmCN4cW%3DVZq-HT-W-wXGvvK4hrfoBx_jqg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
