7 people were tried for an attack on a village belonging...

7 people were tried for an attack on a village belonging to the Reziegat tribe on 1 July 2003. Abd Allah Agai Akouj Akouj, 24, from the Dinka tribe and a herdsman working for the Ma'alia in Southern Darfur state was sentenced to death, the other six were acquitted. Information received confirmed that that Mr. Akouj was severely tortured during his detention. See the section on torture for further information. On 29 September 2003 the Criminal Court in Nyala sentenced Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Arbab Arbab, 64 years old, farmer, to death by hanging after being convicted under article 130 (murder) of the Penal Code (1991). An appeal was submitted to the Appeals Court in Nyala on 5 October 2003. He was also sentenced to 40 lashes before the same court after convicted under article 78 (drinking alcohol and nuisance) of the Penal Code, the sentence was carried out on the same day as the judgement.