{"id":55663,"date":"2025-10-13T00:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T21:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=55663"},"modified":"2025-10-13T00:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T21:32:44","slug":"islamists-triumph-through-judicial-acquittals-over-their-rivals-intimidation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/13\/islamists-triumph-through-judicial-acquittals-over-their-rivals-intimidation\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamists Triumph Through Judicial Acquittals Over Their Rivals\u2019 Intimidation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Mohamed Osman Awadallah<\/strong><\/p>\n

No case filed by the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) has ever reached a final verdict without ending in a complete acquittal for the Islamists. Each time, the Islamists have won in court, while the FFC has lost in the court of public opinion\u2014suffering disappointment, division, loss of credibility, and exposure for their overreach into the Public Prosecution Service. What followed were deep internal rifts, mutual accusations, fragmentation, and confusion\u2014so much so that some turned against their own allies, others resorted to absurd public outbursts, while many fled or sought protection under the military\u2019s wing.<\/p>\n

Below is a list of some of the most notable acquittals:<\/p>\n

Heroes of the Petroleum Development Project, who spent four years unjustly imprisoned:<\/p>\n

1. Eng. Salah Hassan Wahbi<\/p>\n

2. Dr. Abdul Rahman Osman<\/p>\n

3. Dr. Omar Mohamed Khair<\/p>\n

4. Judge Muna Ahmed Yaseen<\/p>\n

5. Asim Omar Mohamed<\/p>\n

6. Ali Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir<\/p>\n

7. The late Zubeir Ahmed Al-Hassan<\/p>\n

Victims of Defamation and Hate Speech, who endured three years behind bars:<\/p>\n

1. Kamal Abdel-Latif<\/p>\n

2. The late Dr. Al-Sharif Omar Badr (the \u201cHeathrow martyr\u201d)<\/p>\n

3. Al-Obeid Fadl Al-Moula<\/p>\n

Dr. Awad Al-Jaz \u2014 acquitted of all charges related to the \u201cMishkoor Sugar\u201d case and others.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Ali Osman Mohamed Taha \u2014 cleared of all charges concerning the \u201cHumanitarian Aid Organization\u201d case.<\/p>\n

The late Dr. Abdullah Al-Bashir \u2014 acquitted posthumously, along with four others, in the \u201cShawaheq\u201d case.<\/p>\n

The late Osman Musa Ashbadin, Director of Accounts at the Sea Ports Corporation \u2014 cleared after his death.<\/p>\n

Eng. Jaafar Ali Al-Bashir, Director of the Electricity Transmission Company \u2014 acquitted.<\/p>\n

Yusuf Kibir, former Vice President and Governor \u2014 acquitted of all politically motivated charges.<\/p>\n

Eng. Abdul Basit Hamza \u2014 cleared of all fabricated allegations.<\/p>\n

Governor of Sennar and six officials, including the State Finance Minister \u2014 acquitted in the \u201cKanaaf Abu Na\u2019am\u201d project case.<\/p>\n

Governor Adam Al-Faki Al-Tayeb \u2014 acquitted.<\/p>\n

Former Finance Minister Ali Mahmoud \u2014 acquitted in the \u201cRiver Transport Privatization\u201d case.<\/p>\n

All civil servants dismissed by the Empowerment Removal Committee were reinstated after the judiciary declared them innocent of the charges that had cost them their jobs\u2014though dozens died before the rulings were issued.<\/p>\n

The most glaring example of political manipulation was the fabricated case against Prof. Ibrahim Ghandour and others, where prosecutors ultimately admitted there was no evidence, despite earlier written claims of \u201cweapons seizures\u201d to justify the arrests.
\nThose acquitted include:<\/p>\n

1. Prof. Ibrahim Ghandour \u2014 dubbed the \u201csage of Sudanese politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

2. Dr. Mohamed Ali Al-Jazouli \u2014 \u201cthe lion of Sudanese politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

3. Anas Omar \u2014 known for his defiance.<\/p>\n

4. Haj Majid Mohamed Ahmed \u2014 memorizer of the Qur\u2019an and champion of martyrs\u2019 legacy.<\/p>\n

5. Sheikh Kamal Ibrahim.<\/p>\n

6. Youth activists: Muammar Musa, Michael Boutros, Rashid Taj Al-Sir, Hamid Abdul Rahman, Hassan Osman Hassan, Jumaa Arees, and Adel Yousif Al-Samani.<\/p>\n

As for the alleged execution of 28 officers during the 1991 Ramadan coup, despite years of public accusations, dramatized accounts, and the politicization of military records by the Empowerment Committee\u2019s prosecution, the investigation\u2014launched under Attorney General Taj Al-Sir Al-Hibir\u2014has produced no trial or evidence after three years of detaining five senior officers without charge.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, during the entire transitional period, the FFC achieved little beyond political intimidation and hate speech. They lost every legal battle, their strategies were exposed, and their credibility and dignity eroded. While FFC leaders weaponized state institutions for revenge and repression\u2014filing up to 16 politically motivated complaints against individuals and detaining them for up to four years\u2014Islamist leaders chose to seek justice through the courts and truth through public opinion. Their patience, in the end, delivered them victory and complete acquittal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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