A Sudanese court has surprisingly ruled against the government in a case against the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) after a long-standing dispute over ownership of the church’s property.
Five church leaders, including the SCOC president Ayouba Telyan, appeared in court on Wednesday August 8, expecting to have to defend the legitimacy of their case but were surprised to find the judge rule in their favour, a local source told World Watch Monitor.
In his verdict, the judge returned administration of SCOC properties back to the church, and the five church leaders were back in their offices the next day.