‘Civilian presidential council’ to be announced by Sudanese protest organizers
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Read 2minutesA group of protesters from the Sudanese medical profession syndicate march chant against military rule and demand prosecution for former government officials, at the sit-in inside the Armed Forces Square, in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. A Sudanese official and a former minister said the military has transferred ousted President Omar al-Bashir to the city’s Kopar Prison in Khartoum. The move came after organizers of the street protests demanded the military move al-Bashir to an official prison. (AP Photos/Salih Basheer)
Sudanese protest organizers say they will announce an interim ruling council they want to see take over from the military that ousted President Omar al-Bashir after months of street protests against him.
The Sudanese Professional Association, which has been behind the four months of protests against al-Bashir, released a statement on Friday saying they will announce the makeup of a “civilian presidential council” at a press conference in Khartoum on Sunday.
The Sudanese military ousted al-Bashir last week and set up a military council to run the country for a maximum of two years.
A group of protesters from the Sudanese medical profession syndicate march at the sit-in inside the Armed Forces Square, in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. A Sudanese official and a former minister said the military has transferred ousted President Omar al-Bashir to the city’s Kopar Prison in Khartoum. The move came after organizers of the street protests demanded the military move al-Bashir to an official prison. (AP Photos/Salih Basheer)
The protesters fear the army, dominated by al-Bashir appointees, will cling to power or select one of its own to succeed him.
The demonstrators are pressing on with their sit-in outside the military headquarters in Khartoum.
The plan by Sudan’s military to take over the country’s government was met by a cold reception from protesters and the international community, who want to see the African nation take steps toward democracy.
