Sudan .. The forces of freedom and change accuse the military and set a date for the end of negotiations

The forces of freedom and change held the military junta in Sudan responsible for the killing of protesters before the Armed Forces Command in Khartoum on Monday night, and set on Wednesday a date for the end of negotiations with the military on the transitional period.

The forces of freedom said in a press conference held Tuesday in the Sudanese capital that troops wearing the uniforms of the rapid support forces fired live bullets at the demonstrators in the courtyard of the sit-in, killing four protesters and wounding about 200, including 77 serious cases.

The group, which negotiates the military on behalf of the protesters, demanded the formation of a fact-finding commission and a stop to provocation and mutual provocation.

The transitional military junta was also responsible for trying to break the five-week sit-in before the General Command of the Armed Forces, demanding accountability for those involved in the shooting of the protesters.

However, the military junta confirmed for its part the killing of an officer and injuring others, and spoke in a statement of the presence of "armed militants" in the courtyard of the sit-in, without specifying the party responsible for the shooting.

The rapid support forces, led by Mohammad Daqlo, issued a statement at the beginning of the day, in which it denied responsibility for what it described as unfortunate events. "Groups and groups lurking in the revolution" are behind them.

Amid conflicting statements and statements about the circumstances of the first bloody violence at the Khartoum sit-in since Bashir's ouster on April 11, the military junta and the forces of freedom and change agreed that the aim of the shootings was to undermine progress in the negotiations.

A date for negotiation
In what appeared to be a deadline for reaching a final agreement, the forces of freedom and change told the press conference in Khartoum today that Wednesday is the last date for the end of negotiations with the military junta to hand over power to civilians.

Despite the seriousness of the events that took place on Monday evening, negotiations resumed today between the two parties in an attempt to complete the preliminary agreement announced yesterday regarding the governance structures during the transitional period.

The new round looks at the representation of the military and civilians in the sovereign council, and the period of transition proposed by some of the former protest leaders to be four years.

The two sides announced on Monday the agreement on transitional government structures, a sovereign council composed of military and civilian personnel, an executive cabinet with full powers, and a law-making legislature.

There were disagreements on some issues, including the percentage of military representation in the sovereign council and its powers compared to the powers of the transitional government.