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Opposition leaders will be tried

    NAIROBI

    Seven opposition members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will be brought before a court in the coming days. The Sudan news agency (SUNA), monitored by the BBC, said that the Minster of Justice Ali Mohamed Uthman Yassin investigations provided sufficient evidence for trial. He made the announcement on 13 January.

    The seven members of the NDA were arrested last month while meeting with an American diplomat in Khartoum. According to SUNA, the documents found on the defendants referred to ways of undermining the government of Sudan. If convicted of high treason, the defendants could face up to 10 years to life in prison, said the Associated Press.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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