{"id":1787256,"date":"2007-05-23T04:34:48","date_gmt":"2007-05-22T21:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/?p=1787256"},"modified":"2023-04-13T05:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T05:42:17","slug":"two-16-year-old-children-sentenced-to-death-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/2007\/05\/23\/two-16-year-old-children-sentenced-to-death-in-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Two 16 year old children sentenced to death in SUDAN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to a recent Amnesty International report Abdelrhman Zakaria Mohamed and Ahmed Abdullah Suleiman, both aged 16, were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Nyala the capital of South Darfur on 3 May.<\/p>\n

The two boys have since been transferred to Shalla Prison in North Darfur. This transfer is likely to affect their ability to communicate with their lawyer who is based in South Darfur. The boys lawyer will submit an appeal against the sentence to the court of appeal in Nyala on 15 May.<\/p>\n

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Abdelrhman Zakaria Mohamed was found guilty of “murder”, “causing injury intentionally” and “robbery”. Ahmed Abdullah Suleiman was found guilty of “being an accomplice”. The boys lawyer will submit an appeal against the sentence to the court of appeal in Nyala on 15 May.<\/p>\n

On 28 February 2007 Abdelrhman Zakaria Mohamed is accused of breaking into a house in the Alwhad area in Nyala, armed with a knife. A man living in the house raised the alarm and three male members of the family rushed to the scene. A scuffle ensued between the family members and Abdelrhman Zakaria Mohamed. Whilst the family members attempted to restrain him, Abdelrhman Zakaria Mohamed stabbed two of the men leaving one fatally wounded.<\/p>\n

Once the family members had managed to restrain the intruder they took him to a police station. At this point Abdelrhman Zakaria Mohamed alleged to the police that his friend Ahmed Abdullah Suleiman had also been involved in the crime. Ahmed Abdullah Suleiman was then arrested and charged as an accomplice. He was found guilty and sentenced to death.<\/p>\n

Majority of Sudan’s population are Arab Muslims. The government of Sudan<\/a> which has poor human right records, maintains close ties with the Islamic regime in Iran. Sudan executed two minors on August 31, 2005. Child offenders have been among several groups of people sentenced to death by a special court in the western province of Dafur since 2002. The special court\u2019s procedures fall far short of international norms for a fair trial. The Constitution of Sudan, ratified on July 9, 2005, failed to abolish the death penalty in Sudan — particularly as it applies to those under the age of 18. Sudan ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on 3 August 1990 and is party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Under the terms of these treaties, Sudan has undertaken not to execute anyone for an offence committed whilst under 18 years of age.<\/p>\n

Stop Child Execution Campaign oppose child Execution in all countries and appeal to the Sudanese Government to comply with it’s obligation to the United Nation’s Children Rights Covenants.<\/p>\n

 What you can do to help:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Please send a letter to: The Sudanese minister, Mr Muhammad Ali al-Maradhi at:  <\/p>\n

Mr Muhammad Ali al-Maradhi
\nMinister of Justice and Attorney General
\nMinistry of Justice
\nPO Box 302, Khartoum, Sudan<\/p>\n

Fax: + 249 183 780796
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info@sudanjudiciary.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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