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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 12, 2006
Sudan

SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SUDAN

the central Khartoum criminal court, Sudan, headed by judge Abd-al-Rahim Qasm-al-Sid, sentenced seven suspects to death by hanging for their involvement in the Soba riots which led to the deaths of sixteen policemen and a number of citizens on May 18, 200

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the central Khartoum criminal court, Sudan, headed by judge Abd-al-Rahim Qasm-al-Sid, sentenced seven suspects to death by hanging for their involvement in the Soba riots which led to the deaths of sixteen policemen and a number of citizens on May 18, 2005.
In its verdict, the court convicted Paul John, Adam Fathi Muhammad Ahmad, Idris Adam Alyas, Nasr-al-Din Ahmad Ali, Sulayman Jum'ah Kmbal, Badawi Hasan Ibrahim [and Abd-al-Rahim Ali] of killing the Azhari police station policemen and of participating in inciting the riots.
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  • (Sources: Al-Ayyam, Khartoum, via BBC Monitoring Middle East, 12/12/2006)