Under Directives Described as Racist, Al Jazeera arrests 4,000 citizens on charges of Collaboration

The so-called Governor of Al-Jazeera state, Al-Tahir Ibrahim, announced the arrest of (4,000 citizens), whom he described as collaborators with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The Governor added, in a press statement, that some of those arrested had recorded judicial confessions documenting their involvement in acts of sabotage and direct logistical support for the Rapid Support Forces. He emphasized that his government wouldn’t tolerate any security threat affecting the stability of the state and its citizens.

Activists described the campaign carried out in Al-Jazeera state against its citizens as “heinous and racist,” reiterating that the authority in Port Sudan is carrying out arrest campaigns against citizens on a racist and regional basis, furthermore, there were no reliable judicial authorities in the country to which any accused could be brought. They pointed out that judges known for their affiliation with the National Congress Party (NCP) were trying the accused on -purely- political grounds, with no connection to the law or morals.