Free Peace Advocates Rudwan Dawod and Ahmed Kwarty

Rudwan is free.

But he was ordered by the NISS to:

1- Leave Sudan ASAP.
2- Not stay with his family in their house located at Al-Haj Yousef neighborhood.
3- Show up at the NISS office every morning before 10:00 AM.

It's also important to note that when the NISS raided Rudwan's house to arrest him, they confiscated money, electronics, camera, iPhone, and other items. The NISS claim they don't know who took them, and these items were not returned to Rudwan until now.

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Update:

Court issues verdict in Rudwan and Kawarti's case
NISS Rearrests Rudwan Dawod before he leaves court premises

Abbas Mohamed Khalil, Criminal Court Judge, dismissed the case against Ahmed Kawarti and Rudwan Dawod today August 13. He ordered Rudwan to pay a fine of 500 Sudanese Pound and considered his detention during the trial adequate to compensate for his punishment under the article (19) which states "attempting" to disturb the public peace. Activist attending the trial collected the amount due for the fine and paid it off to expedite celebrating Rudwan's release. However, a National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Captain, Al-Tayb Abdulrahman, threatened Rudwan before the judge that he is not free yet even if the Court said so. Captain Abdulrahman had a warrant ready while the lawyers were finalizing the release of Rudwan. NISS official paper ordered the transfer of Rudwan to NISS custody without pressing any charges or uttering any accusations, which is legal per Public Order Law. This is act is disrespectful to judicial prestige and allows NISS to act as a higher power that could supersedes court orders.

Rudwan has been detained since July 3. He has been subject to torture and abuse during his detention and he was threatened repeatedly to be assassinated. Two judges rescheduled Rudwan's trial twice because execution sentences was not among their jurisdiction.

Girifna condemns the outrageous action of re-arresting Rudwan by NISS and demands his immediate release to rejoin his wife who is due to have their first baby girl very soon. Court found Rudwan innocent and NISS should not disrespect Court and arrest him without pressing charges. This legal chaos harms the justice and should be put to an end.