The Nyala criminal court in Sudan sentenced Sanousi...

The Nyala criminal court in Sudan sentenced Sanousi Alhaj Ismaeal, a 27 year-old merchant from Hey Alwihda in Nyala, to death by hanging after convicting him for murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991). He was arrested on August 30th, 2003 from his house in Nyala and detained at Nyala Janoub (south) police station. He was accused of killing a man in Hey Alwihda on August 18th, 2003. He was allegedly tortured by police officers in Nyala Janoub (south), declaring that they beat him and flogged him in order to extract a confession from him, yet he refused. In September 2003 he was transferred to Nyala prison and remained there until his conviction. It was reported that he had no legal representation during his trial.