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Three opposition figures in Sudan sentenced to 20 lashes

Three leading figures of a small Sudanese opposition group were given 20 lashes Monday after a court found them guilty of disturbing the peace, their party said.

The court convicted Sudanese Congress Party vice president Mastour Ahmed Mohamed and top officials Assem Omar and Ibrahim Mohamed, and the punishment was meted out even before defence lawyers had arrived, party spokesman Bakri Youssef said.

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