The Sudanese government has referred the emergency law to the parliament for approval in accordance with the constitution. Justice Minister Mohamed Ahmed Salem said the situation requires measures to reform the economy, fight corruption and prevent smuggling. For his part, the opposition Congress Party said that the authorities prevented him from holding a press conference at his headquarters.

Al-Jazeera correspondent in Khartoum al-Tahir al-Mardi said that the government justified the referral of the emergency law to the parliament in exceptional situations in Sudan. The Minister of Justice talked about the need to adopt deterrent laws for the smuggling of subsidized goods such as flour and fuel, high price volatility and theft in broad daylight for people's power. .

The minister acknowledged that the state of emergency imposed throughout the country limits public freedoms, adding that for this reason, "the state hopes that the reasons for the imposition of emergency will quickly disappear" and described the law as a last resort to the crisis that hit the country.

Opposition Opinion
However, the opposition and parties participating in the government believe that the reforms discussed by the government do not require the imposition of a state of emergency, has criticized the imposition of emergency because it restricts freedoms and stops the political action in the country.

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Al-Jazeera correspondent that the parliament referred the law to a special committee will be considered, and the legislative institution will say its final statement next Monday.

Parliament is expected to approve a state of emergency because the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), which belongs to President Hassan al-Bashir, retains an overwhelming majority in the 428-seat legislature.

On February 22, al-Bashir announced a state of emergency for a year in the face of mounting public protests since December. These protests called for an end to the difficult living conditions and then evolved to demand that Bashir step down and overthrow his regime.

Despite the declaration of a state of emergency, anti-regime demonstrations continued in various areas, including the capital. In this regard, women's demonstrations were called for tomorrow to protest in the Omdurman area west of Khartoum.

The speech of the Sudanese Congress Party continued to be heard with its effective channels of communication with the public. If the repression apparatus decided to ban the press conference, it would not be able to put a tape on the mouth of the party to prevent it from speaking. In the streets that do not lie or betray, Emergency and system overload, +

- Sudanese Congress Party (@SCP_Sudan) March 6, 2019

Authorities prevent
In a related context, the opposition Congress Party said today that the security services prevented a press conference of the head of the party Omar Dokir, a few hours after the release of the party official after two months of detention, and explained that the party's security system prevented a press conference at the headquarters of the party.

The party described the ban as part of "oppressive and unconstitutional regime options," adding that al-Deqir would have other means with the Sudanese people.