After the overthrow of long-standing heads of state Omar al-Bashir of the Sudan is facing a political upheaval. The head of the new military Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, announced that it plans to remove the existing apparatus of power “with the root”. The leader of the protest movement demanded the establishment of a civil government. The protests in the capital, Khartoum continued on Sunday.
Al-Burhan said in his first televised speech on Saturday, a profound change in view. He will fight the corruption and “the Regime and its symbols with the root remove”. The General ordered the lock to the abolition of the nocturnal output and the release of detained protesters. The person responsible for the death of protesters during the week-long protests would be brought to justice, said al-Burhan.
The military Council announced also the resignation of the intelligence chief, Saleh Ghosch. Ghosch had overseen in the past few months, the brutality of the National Intelligence and security service (Niss) against the protesters in the East African country. Dozens of people were killed, thousands of activists, opposition members and journalists were arrested.
Video: revolutionary in White Young rebel: The 22-year-old architecture student Alaa Salah is the icon of the uprising in Sudan. (Video: AFP)
for three decades, the authoritarian head of state, Bashir had been plunged on Thursday after a months-long mass protests from the military. For a transitional period of two years, a defence Minister Awad Ibnuf headed SCAF was used. The long-time companion Baschirs but resigned after only 24 hours and was replaced by al-Burhan.
to call for international support
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said the military Council for their support and provided humanitarian aid in view. The EU had previously demanded the speedy Transfer of Power to a civilian government. The new military leadership even asked on Sunday for international support. The Ministry of foreign Affairs in Khartoum, called on the world community to stand behind the military Council, in order to achieve the “goal of a democratic Transition”.
The Vice-chief of the military Council, Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, met with the U.S. chargé d’affaires Steven Koutsis, in order to inform him about the current situation in the East African country. The commander of the paramilitary unit RSF have set the US diplomat about the measures taken by the new military leadership “in order to protect the security and stability” in the East African country in regard to, reported the official news Agency Suna. The state television showed images of the meeting at the presidential Palace in Khartoum.
representatives of the protest movement, for its part, stepped in front of the military leadership and put forward their demands for Reform. The Delegation demanded the rapid establishment of a civilian government and a Reform of the powerful Intelligence and security service, as the opposition Alliance for peace and change explained, which coordinated the mass protests.
AI calls for investigation into the secret service
thousands of demonstrators, since the 6. April in front of the army headquarters, to endure in Khartoum, kept the pressure and continued their Protest in front of the military complex on Sunday. “We will continue our sit-in will continue until all our demands,” said one of the leaders of the Protest, Omar al-Digeir. The human rights organization Amnesty International called on the military Council, due to the death of dozens of demonstrators investigations against the former head of the secret service Ghosch. Also reports of “torture, arbitrary arrests and other human rights violations” by officials of the Niss would have to be examined.
Bashir sits, meanwhile, is in custody. His party, the NCP demanded the immediate release of deposed heads of state and other party members. The seizure of power of the military Council of the movement against the Constitution, explained the party.
Bashir had a military coup in 1989, by using the Islamists to Power. Since then, he has ruled the East African country with a heavy Hand. Subject of an international arrest warrant for genocide has existed for years. In the province of Darfur, according to UN data, since 2003, have been killed in the conflict between the government and the rebels 300,000 people. A delivery Baschirs to the International criminal court (ICC) to reject the new rulers. (fal/afp)
Created: 14.04.2019, 15:41 PM
