People gather last month as they celebrate first anniversary of mass protests that led to the ouster of former president and longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum, Sudan. (AP Photo)The death of Ahmed al-Khair, a school teacher, became a rallying cry during the four months of demonstrations against Bashir. Khair’s family said they were initially told he died of poisoning.
He was detained Jan. 31 in his hometown of Kassala and reported dead two days later. A state investigation determined he died of injuries from being beaten, Reuters reported.
“His death was an inevitable consequence of the beating and torture,” Judge al-Sadik al-Amin al-Fek said.
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Hundreds of people gathered outside the court in Omdurman for the sentence, with some waving the national flag and other holding photos of Khair.
“This day is a victory for justice, a victory for all Sudanese and a victory for the revolution,” Khair’s brother, Saad, told reporters after the verdict.
In addition to the death sentences, 13 were sentenced to prison terms and four were acquitted.
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