SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Media banned from Sudan Courts Martial

17/10/19: Radio Dabanga - Media banned from Sudan Courts Martial

 Radio Dabanga reports that a military court in Khartoum has banned media coverage of the trials of defendants accused of involvement in the foiled coup attempt in July, as well as the Court Martial of former Janjaweed leader Musa Hilal. The court said the ruling was in “order not to harm justice”.

 Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) spokesman Brig Gen Amer El Hasan said “Musa Hilal belongs to the army and is therefore subject to the Sudan Armed Forces Act.” El Hasan explained that the SAF has the right to assess the trials and keep them confidential.

 In a statement, the Darfur Bar Association described the trial by Court Martial of Hilal and his affiliates as “invalid and has no legal ground because the alleged crimes relate to the resisting and opposing the former regime, which are legitimate activities that cannot constitute crimes”.