The Sudanese Founding Alliance (TASIS) has accused Sudan’s Burhan-aligned authorities of using the judiciary to expand a campaign of political repression against civilians, tribal leaders and activists.
In a statement issued on Friday, the alliance condemned a series of prison and death sentences handed down by courts in areas controlled by the Port Sudan junta, describing the rulings as politically motivated and legally baseless.
TASIS said tribal leader Omar Al-Tayeb Haroun, deputy chief of the Al-Jawa’ma tribe, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being arrested in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan, and tried in El Obeid on charges of collaboration.
The alliance also denounced the sentencing of activist Salah Al-Jili to 10 years in prison, Al-Mu’az Al-Tahir to death, and Halima Al-Mubarak to 20 years, saying the cases reflected a widening pattern of arbitrary prosecutions.
TASIS said the rulings were part of an attempt to silence independent social and political figures and replace them with figures loyal to the military authorities and the Islamist movement.
The alliance accused Sudan’s judiciary of abandoning its role as an independent institution and becoming a tool for settling political disputes through criminal proceedings.
It said the targeting of tribal leaders, activists and civilians was designed to intimidate communities in areas outside the direct control of the Port Sudan junta, particularly as fighting intensifies around key cities including El Obeid.
TASIS called for the immediate release of Haroun and all others convicted on what it described as fabricated political charges.
It also urged human rights organisations, legal bodies and democratic forces to intervene, document the cases and pursue accountability through domestic and international mechanisms.
The alliance said those responsible for arbitrary arrests, politically driven prosecutions and judicial abuses must be held accountable.
TASIS said the verdicts showed that courts in junta-held areas were being used to criminalise dissent and suppress civilian opposition to military and Islamist rule.
It reaffirmed its commitment to continuing its political and military campaign until what it described as the liberation of Sudanese territory, beginning with El Obeid.
The alliance said its goal remained the establishment of a new Sudan based on freedom, justice and peace for all citizens.
