On 25 December 2005, Zalingy Special Criminal Court sentenced Abdella Salih Hussain Mohamed, (35 yrs) to cross amputation on his right hand and the left foot and to a total of six years imprisonment after convicting him under 130 (Murder) and 167 (Armed Robbery Hiraba) and imposing sentence under Article 168 (Penalty for Armed Robbery - Hiraba) of the 1991 Sudanese Penal Code. Mr. Mohamed was initially arrested and detained by police officers in Zalingy on 3 June 2005 on suspicion of looting property (three donkeys) belonging to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and causing the death of Fatima Adam Haroun during the theft in Alhisahisa IDP camp in Zalingy. On 7 September 2005, the case was transferred before the Special Criminal Court. Following presentations by both the prosecution and defence, Mr. Mohamed was found guilty.
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