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A source from the Forces for Freedom and Change – the island’s National Charter Group – confirmed that a delegation from the parties to the Juba Agreement for Peace in Sudan met Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok to discourage his resignation, while the United Nations called on the Sudanese parties to find common ground to resolve the political crisis.
The source explained that the Prime Minister gave the delegation a deadline until tomorrow, Sunday, in order for the political forces in Sudan to reach an agreement that would bring the country out of its current political crisis.
The source indicated that the components of the Forces of Freedom and Change – the National Charter Group – will hold meetings with the President of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and other political forces, including parties in the Alliance of Freedom and Change Forces – the Central Council Group – in order to reach a political agreement that will bring the country out of the current political crisis. And supports Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok to continue in his position.
international demand
This coincided with the United Nations’ call today, Saturday, for the Sudanese parties to find common ground to resolve the political crisis in the country.
This came in a statement by the head of the United Nations Integrated Mission to Support the Transition in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Peretz, on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the independence of the Arab country.
Peretz said that the mistrust between all Sudanese parties must be urgently addressed, with the aim of finding common ground for a mutually agreed path out of the current political crisis.
He explained that the use of violence against peaceful demonstrators; attacks on journalists, violations of freedom of the press and basic rights; It does not contribute to creating an environment conducive to restoring the democratic path.
And he called for an end to these violations, a full and reliable investigation, and the perpetrators brought to justice.
The UN envoy also urged the Sudanese authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly and to allow protesters committed to non-violence to express themselves freely, according to the same statement.
dead
And the Sudan Doctors Committee revealed in a statement that five people were killed during the violence that marred the demonstrations against the military rule, on Thursday.
Witnesses said that security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades as protesters marched in Khartoum and the neighboring cities of Omdurman and Bahri towards the presidential palace.
The Sudanese police stated in a statement that four people were killed in Omdurman and 297 demonstrators and 49 members of the police force were injured in demonstrations against the military rule, in which tens of thousands participated.
The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors, which supports the protest movement, said that a fifth person was killed after being hit in the chest by a tear gas canister fired by security forces during protests on Thursday.
The Sudanese Professionals Association described what happened as the massacre and pledged to continue the protest movements, and its adherence to transferring power to what it called the forces of the revolution, and opening the way for a civil and democratic Sudan, as he put it.
free elections
For his part, the head of the Sovereign Council in Sudan, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, affirmed his commitment to organizing free and fair elections on their scheduled date, and while the death toll from the protests demanding civilian rule rose, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health submitted his resignation in protest against the security forces’ beating of medical staff, and a prominent government official accused countries of fueling tension in the country.
In a speech he delivered yesterday, Friday evening, on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of Sudan’s independence, the head of the Sovereign Council, the commander of the army, Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, said, “We affirm the building of transitional governance institutions and the organization of free, fair and transparent elections on time.”
Al-Burhan stressed that the only way to govern is a popular mandate through elections.
He added that conflict, monopolization of power, and loss of life make it imperative for us to judge the voice of reason.
