SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga –Sudan police: ‘Musa Hilal trial criminal, not political’

29/10/19: Radio Dabanga –Sudan police: ‘Musa Hilal trial criminal, not political’

 Radio Dabanga reports that Sudanese police have revealed new details about the arrest and trial by Court Martial of former Janjaweed leader Musa Hilal, asserting that he was arrested on criminal charges, rather than political.

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

 However, Sudanese police claim that Hilal’s forces attacked the police in Darfur, killing 15. They reiterated that “Hilal belongs to the armed forces and he is facing criminal charges under the Sudanese Criminal Code.”

 The Sudanese police further explained that Hilal’s indictment consists of the military judiciary and the public prosecution, as well as the police, who join them as a claimant.