The Army assassinates political activist

The Coordination-body of the Democratic and Civil Forces “TAGADOM” condemned the killing of political activist, Salah Al-Tayeb Moussa, under torture in an Army detention center in Al-Jazeera state. They described the incident as a “war crime.”

The Sudanese Congress Party announced on Thursday the death of one of its prominent officials in Al-Jazeera state, under torture by the Sudanese Army Forces, stating that; the head of “Al-Qurashi” branch, Salah Al-Tayeb, an esteemed lawyer, was arrested by a force affiliated with the Military Intelligence, along with several others, last April. It was later confirmed that Salah Al-Tayeb was killed inside the prison under torture.

“TAGADOM” shared in a statement: “The heinous crime that was committed, comes as a result of targeting political and civil forces, trade union bodies, professional associations as well as emergency rooms for their stances, rejecting the ongoing war and supporting peace.”

The statement explained that the victim remained detained while the Military Intelligence in “Al-Azazi” area denied that fact, but under pressure from his family, they were informed of his death as a result of torture three weeks ago and had been buried without their knowledge.

He added: “We condemn this crime, a war crime for which the Military Intelligence of the Armed Forces bears full responsibility. It comes as a rather expected result of hate speech, incitement, targeting of innocent civilians, and discrimination on racial, ethnic, regional, and political grounds since the outbreak of the war.”

“TAGADOM” urged the Sudanese Army to bring the perpetrators to justice and to stop unleashing its members on innocent civilians in areas under its control.

“TAGADOM” warned of the continuance of hate speech, racism, and calls to target civilians on ethnic, regional, and political grounds, stating: “This will only result in dangerous outcomes for the country that leads to a comprehensive civil war, which happens to be in alignment with what the ousted regime affiliates seek to achieve in order to return to power.”