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New military council leader promises civilian govt. for Sudan
    2019-04-15  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

THE new head of Sudan’s military council said Saturday a civilian government would be formed after consultations with the opposition and promised the transition period would last for a maximum of two years.

Protesters, however, kept up the pressure for rapid change following the overthrow of long-ruling President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday.

In his first televised address, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman canceled a night curfew and ordered the release of all prisoners jailed under emergency laws put in place by Bashir before his downfall.

During a meeting between the transitional military council and a coalition of opposition groups, including protest organizers, the protesters demanded that civilians be included in the council, opposition activists who were briefed about the meeting said.

They will submit names of suggested members later. The military council also promised to “abolish all laws that restrict freedoms,” the activists said.

The main group organizer, the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), said in a statement that the council’s response was not satisfactory and called for protests to continue.

The SPA said that its key demands are the restructuring of the country’s powerful National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), the dissolution of militia forces that operated under Bashir and the arrest of all “corrupt leaders” involved in what it called crimes against citizens.

“There are clear demands and unless they are met, there is no escape but to publicize full rejection of the council’s moves,” the SPA statement said, urging citizens to continue a sit-in outside the Defense Ministry.

Thousands of people continued their sit-in outside the Defense Ministry in central Khartoum, witnesses said.

Bashir was overthrown Thursday after months of mass protests brought on by rising food costs, high unemployment and increasing repression during his three decades in power.

Regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it supported moves taken by the council and said it was sending an emergency aid package to Khartoum, state news agency SPA reported. (SD-Agencies)

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