”Anyone who has ever come across Sourour in our premises could not but be touched by her generosity, her infectious smile and her insatiable desire to help others. She was always attentive to everyone and was deeply attached to positive, constructive human relations motivated by a better tomorrow”, testifies the non-profit association on on the Facebook page. “She was also very politically engaged and was an activist in various associations for the defense of women’s rights. His death will leave a great void within our movement, but his humanity and his energy will remain engraved among all the people who were able to meet him.
Présence et Action Culturelles wishes “to express our strongest and most comforting thoughts possible to his son, his family, his entourage and all those who were close to him”. Furthermore, “we are as close as possible to his relatives in the necessary and legitimate search for clear information on the circumstances of his death. Light must be shed on the events that preceded the tragedy and on the degree of responsibility of the police authorities.”
For the record, Sourour Abouda lost her life on the night of January 11 to 12 in police premises when she had been intercepted earlier in the night on the public highway. According to the first elements provided by the police, she would have committed suicide by strangling herself with her sweater. A version disputed by the family. Who requests the analysis of surveillance cameras. An autopsy will be conducted on Monday.