The Deputy Head of Sudan Opposition, Umma Party, was sentenced to one week imprisonment on Sunday for demonstrating against President Omar al-Bashir, demanding his stepping down, party officials said.
The protest was against emergency laws imposed in February, according to Mohamed Hassan, Head of the Umma’s Political Bureau.
The court fined her 2,000 Sudanese pounds for participating in the protest, which was calling on the president to step down,” Mr Hassan said. On Sunday afternoon, hundreds took to the streets in different areas of Omdurman to protest against the emergency laws.The measures include an expansion of powers for the security services and a ban on unlicensed public gatherings.
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