A court under the SAF junta in Port Sudan has handed down a death sentence to Mohamed Deng, a senior figure in Sudan’s National Umma Party, in a trial widely condemned as politically motivated and orchestrated to serve the interests of the Islamist Movement (Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood).
In what the party described as an unprecedented abuse of the judiciary for political score‑settling, Omdurman’s Central Court sentenced Deng—who is a member of the party’s Political Bureau and the Ansar Religious Council—under the so‑called “Foreign Faces Law.” The Umma Party denounced this law as “unconstitutional and inhumane,” saying it has been used as a repressive tool since the outbreak of the war.
In a statement released on Thursday, the party said the ruling was part of a broader campaign of arbitrary arrests and sham trials launched by the SAF juna against anti‑war political and civil leaders. It stressed that the trial lacked the most basic standards of justice: Deng was denied the right to mount a defense, access medical care, contact with family and lawyers, and was subjected to opaque proceedings amid accusations of torture, intimidation, and coerced evidence.
According to the party, Deng was arrested from his home and has remained steadfast, “embodying principles and civil conduct,” but was subjected to a “politicized” process built on “baseless accusations.”
The National Umma Party strongly condemned the sentence, holding the authorities fully responsible for Deng’s safety and that of all political detainees. It vowed to continue opposing “unconstitutional laws” being used as cover for violations of rights and freedoms.
The statement called on all political and civil forces, as well as domestic and international human rights organizations, to take urgent action to stop what it described as a “judicial farce,” demand the reversal of the ruling, secure Deng’s immediate release, and restore judicial independence.
