The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the release of a number of detainees before the Emergency Court in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State, after they appeared before the court in cases involving allegations of communication with hostile foreign entities. According to multiple local sources, their release came due to insufficient evidence.
CFJ welcomes the release of the detainees, including businessman Abdallah Hussein Wadi, who had been detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Intelligence before being referred to the Emergency Court. The Committee considers the release of individuals following a determination that the available evidence was insufficient to support the charges a positive step toward respecting fair trial guarantees and reducing detention without an adequate legal basis.
According to the Committee for Justice, the situation of hundreds of detainees held in prisons and detention facilities controlled by the RSF, including Dagris Prison and Korea Prison in Nyala, remains a matter of serious concern, particularly in light of reports that some detainees have been held for prolonged periods without being brought to trial or having their legal status resolved.
CFJ calls on the authorities and all entities exercising control over places of detention in Sudan to immediately release all individuals against whom insufficient evidence exists, and to ensure that detainees are either brought before fair and timely judicial proceedings or released.
The Committee further urges an end to all forms of arbitrary detention and stresses the importance of respecting the rights of detainees in accordance with international human rights law.
