{"id":14910,"date":"2014-06-09T05:34:48","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T05:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/sudanese-politician-arrested-for-undermining\/"},"modified":"2014-06-09T05:35:55","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T05:35:55","slug":"sudanese-politician-arrested-for-undermining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/sudanese-politician-arrested-for-undermining\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudanese Politician Arrested For Undermining Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{Sudanese police arrested an opposition leader accused of having criticised a counter-insurgency unit, an aide said, in the second such case in just over three weeks.}}<\/p>\n

Sudanese Congress Party chief Ibrahim al-Sheikh was taken away from his home in Nuhud town of West Kordofan by police acting on an arrest warrant, the party\u2019s secretary general, Abdelqayum Awad, said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey accused him of undermining the constitutional regime, spreading lies and threatening peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sheikh could face the death penalty if found guilty of these charges, he said. According to Awad, Sheikh, a former university professor, had at a rally on Saturday criticised the actions of the counter-insurgency unit known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and protested over politically-motivated arrests.<\/p>\n

On May 17, Sadiq al-Mahdi, an ex-premier who heads the opposition Umma Party, was arrested after he reportedly accused the RSF of rape and other abuses of civilians in the Darfur region.<\/p>\n

He too has been charged with treason-related offences and could face a possible death sentence if convicted.<\/p>\n

Mahdi, a descendant of Sudan\u2019s legendary Islamic reformer known as the \u201cMahdi\u201d, is also a religious leader revered by his followers.<\/p>\n

The United States and the European Union have expressed concern over his arrest, and in Sudan thousands of Mahdi\u2019s supporters have held protests demanding his release.<\/p>\n

Khartoum has banned newspapers from reporting on his case.<\/p>\n

The RSF operates under the authority of the National Intelligence and Security Service and has denied Mahdi\u2019s reported claims.<\/p>\n

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{{Ibrahim al-Sheikh just like Sudan’s former Prime Minister and opposition politician Sadiq al-Mahdi ( pictured) now on treason related accusation.}}<\/p>\n

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