Sudanese official:
Eritrean prisoners will be released soon

GIC

3-8-2007

Secretary-General of the Eritrean refugees Forum Hamad  Dalashy said that he met the Coordinator of refugees in the Sudan and discussed with him the issue of Eritrean refugees who were imprisoned by the Sudanese authorities on charges of violating residence law, Hamid said to the Sudanese official that most prisoners escaped from violations of the Eritrean regime, and most of the them were living in cites so that they cannot live in camps lacking basic necessities of life.

The Sudanese official said that a committee had been formed to study the case of Eritrean refugees in the prison, confirmed that they will be released soon.

 At the same time Hamid pointed that the Forum was following the developments of the case and tried to find a radical solutions with the Sudanese officials, “Forum prepared a detailed memorandum on the issues of refugees and will be submitted to the Minister of State for Refugees “he adding.