Darfur JEM describe court sentence as a 'joke'.July 31, 2008 (LONDON) -- The Darfur Justice and Equality Movement The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) is a rebel group involved in the Darfur conflict of Sudan. It is led by Khalil Ibrahim. Along with other rebel groups such as the Sudan Liberation Army, they are fighting against the government-supported Janjaweed militia. (JEM) slammed death sentences by Sudanese courts against its fighters and described it as a "joke". "This is a butchery of justice in Sudan and yet another example of impotent im·po·tent adj. 1. Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection. 2. Sterile. Used of males. judiciary that is under the influence of the executive branch" JEM spokesperson Ahmed Hussein told Sudan Tribune. Two Sudanese courts on Thursday sentenced another 22 alleged Darfur rebels to death over an attack on the capital last May in which more than 222 people were killed. The sentences from two special courts, set up to try those rounded up in a security crackdown following the May 10 assault, bring to 30 the number of alleged members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) condemned to death. The JEM official said that the courts were founded by the Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir "making them an unfair venue". He also alleged that there 2 secret courts and described one of the judges by the name of Muatasim Tag Al-Sir as a security officer. "These courts are unconstitutional and their purpose is clear; to blackmail us but JEM will not be intimated" he said. Hussein also said that the trials are aimed at diverting attention from the International Criminal Court (ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce ) pending indictment of the Sudanese president. "This proves there is no genuine judiciary in Sudan to prosecute anyone let alone perpetrators of genocide and war crimes" he said. The Southern ex-rebel group Sudan People Liberation Movement A liberation movement is a group organizing a rebellion against a colonial power (Anti-imperialism) or seeking separation from a state for parts of the population that feel suppressed by the majority. (SPLM SPLM Sudan People's Liberation Movement SPLM Shielded Planar Layered Media ) called on treating the JEM captives as prisoners of war prisoners of war, in international law, persons captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but extends protection only to combatants. . SPLM Deputy Secretary General for northern Sudan, Yasir Arman, said the sentences "complicate matters further" and called for freezing their ratification so that efforts can be devoted towards resolving the Darfur crisis. The death sentences must be first ratified by the appeal court and the Supreme Court in Sudan then sent to Bashir for signature. (ST) Copyright A[umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ] 2003-2008 SudanTribune - All rights reserved.
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