On Thursday October 10, 2013, the novelist Rania Mamoun
along with her brother, Al Sheikh and her sister, Arfa will stand trial
at 9 a.m. at Wad Madani’s criminal court. They are charged with
“inciting riots” as a result of their participation in a peaceful
protest in Wad Madani on September 23, when they were arrested and detained
for 24 hours without allowing them to go to the hospital or see a
doctor, although Al Sheikh was bleeding and lost consciousness.
GIRIFNA urges the public to show solidarity to Mamoun and her siblings by attending their trial on Thursday morning.
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| 40 women protested on Oct. 10 in front of the criminal court in Nile Street, Wad Madani, during the trial of Rania Mamoun and others. The trial is now delayed until Oct. 23. |
Mamoun told GIRIFNA that her trial is not the only one and
that group/collective trials of peaceful protesters are ongoing in
Madani with at least 45 persons having faced trial up until today; with
publishments ranging from paying a bail to flogging or imprisonment. And
with charges ranging from “vandalism” to “disrupting the public peace”
and/or ” inciting riots”.
Some of those facing trial are minors less than 18 years of
age, and have been referred to the Juvenile court. A lawyer, who
prefered to stay anonymous, told GIRIFNA that she alone was defending
seven minors or children, and she believes there are many more. She also
mentioned that judges are often misleading the lawyers by either
changing the location of trials at the last moment or not giving clear
information about the time and location of trials.
Update:
The trial of Rania Mamoun, her siblings and others was
delayed to October 23. There was a large number of people attending
including 40 women activists who organized a stand with banners on Nile
street in front of the court.
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