By RFPosted on 30-12-2018Modified on 30-12-2018 at 22:22
After more than 10 days of demonstrations in the country, killing at least 19 people, the Sudanese president turned to the police on Sunday (December 30th) to restrain his force against the protesters.
President Omar al-Bashir spoke lucidly Sunday in front of senior police officials. Faced with the growing protest over the tripling of the bread tariff and the increase in the price of diesel, the Sudanese president told his police force : " We want to maintain security and we want the police to do it. using less force. "
A form of mea culpa while 19 people were killed in " incidents of looting, " according to the government.
For its part, Amnesty International has at least 37 dead during these demonstrations. The NGO, like the UN Secretary General, is calling for an independent investigation.
As a sign of openness, the Sudanese president has also acknowledged the economic difficulties the country is going through: " We recognize that we have economic problems, but they can not be solved by destruction, looting and theft, " he said. he stressed.
And he warned against revolutionary impulses, warning: " We will not allow our citizens to become refugees ."
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