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CAIRO — Since April 7, the Sudanese state has held 101 Egyptian fishermen from the fishing boats Hoda Al-Rahman, Princess Malak and Princess Mariam. The fishermen were on their way to Eritrea to fish when the Sudanese navy arrested them April 7 for invading Sudanese territorial waters and fishing without a permit. One elderly man was excluded from the case, while six youths were deported to Cairo.
On April 12, a Sudanese court fined each crew member arrested 5,000 Egyptian pounds ($638) and sentenced them to two months in prison. Each captain was penalized 10,000 pounds ($1,277) and six months in prison.
