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Sudanese authorities' decision to detain Hamdok and others sparks condemnation
2024-04-06
[RADIOTAMAZUJ.ORG] The decision by Sudanese authorities to detain Former Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok who now heads of the leadership body of the Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces, also known as Tagadum, along with others, has ignited widespread criticism and denunciation.

The Sudanese Attorney General's office issued arrest warrants for Hamdok and other leaders of the civil democratic forces, calling on them to surrender to the nearest cop shoppe.

The Attorney General's decision was based on a complaint filed by the National Committee for War Crimes and Violations by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which lodged a case in a court in Port Sudan under articles related to waging war against the state, incitement, collaboration, and undermining the constitutional system.

Among the prominent figures detained are Yassir Arman, Khalid Omar, Siddiq Alsadiq, Mariam al-Mahdi, and journalist Shauki Abdelazim.

Almoez Hadara, a member of the Freedom and Change Forces' legal body, criticized the move, describing it as malicious. He questioned the nature and composition of the National Committee, and its claim to national status, and questioned who granted it the authority to file complaints and prosecute.

According to Hadara, under the Law of Criminal Procedure, no one has the right to form a committee for prosecution.

"The Attorney General has become a tool just as the National Congress Party used it to eliminate political opponents, using it also against its members who disagreed with it, under the pretext of legalizing violations," he charged. "I believe that the decision to file the complaint came in response to Islamist groups and others on social media, and in response to recent remarks by Yassir al-Atta regarding the prosecution’s actions."

A Sudanese political analyst, Essam-Eldeen Khadir, told Radio Tamazuj that he believes the detention memo issued by the Prosecutor General's office under the Port Sudan government is not surprising. He contends that the move is legally worthless but politically harmful.

"This move came to block the resumption of the Jeddah negotiations scheduled to resume on 28 April, as announced by the American envoy to Sudan," Khadir stated. "The government does not have control; hence, its decisions are confused and inconsistent."

Posted by:Fred

#7  Meanwhile...

Kenya is going to space to fix local problems

Djibouti announces construction of first spaceport in Africa
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-04-06 12:07  

#6  Having spent much time in the region I believe you are spewing garbage.
Posted by: Huputle+Cherelet4131   2024-04-06 11:23  

#5  What bribes can it now offer

IRBM range to much of Africa's trouble spots.
Near equatorial space industry launch points.
A gateway to equatorial Africa resources for India.
A long list.

This is a local conflict with global economic impact. Don't limit yourself.
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-04-06 09:24  

#4  Skidmark: The USA broke off diplomatic relations with the Sudan for decades, and the world did not come to an end. What bribes can it now offer to end the present conflict, one that pits one side supported by Gulf Arabs and the other by Iran?
Posted by: Huputle+Cherelet4131   2024-04-06 08:56  

#3  ^ Failed to see all of the coming with the communist takeover of Rhodesia did they. 35-45 years of geo-political trends escaped the WOKE minded bastids did it ?

Foggy Bottom and the Klingons at work.
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-04-06 08:29  

#2  Why?
Oh, it's pretty explicable.

US concerned over South Africa's growing ties with Russia, Iran and Hamas: 'Fallen' for propaganda
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-04-06 08:22  

#1  The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum suspended its operations (to include visa, passport, and other routine consular services) on April 22, 2023. Why Foggy Bottom feels compelled to get involved now in the Sudan is inexplicable.
Posted by: Huputle+Cherelet4131   2024-04-06 08:16  

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