A man detained and tortured by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum has referred three Sudanese men in the UK to British counter-terrorism police, asking that they been investigated for alleged links to the paramilitary group.
Yaslam Altayeb, a Sudanese-Dutch resident of the UK, was seized by the RSF in April 2023 shortly after the war in Sudan broke out. He was held captive for 15 days.
As previously detailed by Middle East Eye, Altayeb was abused in captivity and witnessed other detainees being killed, tortured and humiliated. He was eventually released with the help of British and Dutch authorities.
On Tuesday, lawyers representing Altayeb reported three people with links to the RSF to SO15, the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command, which is responsible for investigating terrorism, state-sponsored threats and war crimes.
One of those named is Faris al-Nour, who at the time of Altayeb’s detention was a media adviser to Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the RSF leader commonly known as Hemedti.
