Wave of Defections Hits Dagalo Militia… Defectors Arrive in Port Sudan
Port Sudan: Sudanese Echoes
A number of legal advisors announced their defection from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and their firm commitment to work alongside the Armed Forces in the decisive Battle of Dignity.
During a press conference in Port Sudan, the defectors revealed grave violations of law and human rights by the militia, including killings, plundering, and other crimes, in addition to rampant corruption and racial discrimination within the militia, which they described as a tool aimed at destabilizing the country and its resources. They also criticized the establishment of the so-called “Foundational Government of Cyberspace,” which they said seeks to divide the country.
Defecting advisor Mustafa Abdel-Karim Abdel-Rahman of the advisory of human rights and international law, disclosed that the advisory had monitored through national human rights organizations the existence of more than 60 arbitrary detention centers out of more than 100 known sites referred to as “death camps” in Khartoum run by the militia — stressing that this figure is not exact.
He added that these organizations function as outposts run by militia forces, where violations and torture are committed. They are in fact the homes of displaced citizens, where detainees are held for extended periods ranging from weeks to months under accusations of treason, before being transferred to Al-Riyadh Central Prison, commonly known as the “Structural Building.”
He confirmed that more than 1,000 people had reached critical humanitarian conditions inside Soba Prison due to the spread of diseases, including cholera and hepatitis, as a result of poor or non-existent food and medical care, which forced the militia to close it for a month.
He further noted the difficulty of determining the total number of detainees in Soba Prison, given that varying numbers of citizens were brought in daily, some of whom die as a result of gross violations.
He stressed that more than 317 prisoners over the age of 70 were being held there, many of them suffering from chronic illnesses, in addition to a significant number of children under 15 being held together with adults.