traditions and not in violation of the law, shall be deemed in
the eyes of the law as an exercise of personal freedoms,
(c) personal privacy is inviolable and evidence obtained in
violation of such privacy shall not be admissible in the court
of law,
(d) the judicial discretion of courts to impose penalties on nonMuslims shall observe the long-established Sharia principle
that non-Muslims are not subject to prescribed penalties and
therefore remitted penalties shall apply according to law,
(e) leniency and granting the accused the benefit of the doubt
are legal principles of universal application and required by
the circumstances of the Sudan.
The Non-Muslims Rights Special Commission
157 (1) The Presidency shall establish in the National Capital a
special commission for the rights of Non-Muslims which
shall have the following functions:(a) to ensure that the rights of Non-Muslims are protected
in accordance with the general principles provided for
under Articles 154 and 156 of this Constitution,
(b) ensure that Non-Muslims are not adversely affected
by the application of the Sharia law in the National
Capital.
(2) The special commission shall submit its observations and
recommendations to the Presidency.
Mechanism for Guarantees
158 A system shall be established to guarantee the implementation
of Article 156 above, which includes:
(a) judicial circulars to guide the courts as to how to observe the
foregoing principles,
(b) establishment of specialized courts to conduct trials in
accordance with the principles referred to above,
(c) establishment of specialized public attorneys to conduct
investigations and pre-trial proceedings in accordance with
the principles referred to above.
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