"Freedom and Change" in Sudan used "weapon" strike to pressure the "military"

A general strike called by the forces of the Alliance for Freedom and Change began in Sudan on Tuesday to pressure the Transitional Military Council (IGC) after stalled negotiations between the two sides.

The leader of the forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change civil Abbas, dawn, in front of the protesters at the headquarters of the General Command in the capital Khartoum to start a strike in all institutions of the government and private sector.

But stressed at the same time that they have not yet reached the stage of civil disobedience, adding: «We did not announce the suspension of negotiations with the military junta or stop it completely».

He stressed their adherence to a sovereignty council composed of the civilian majority, saying that the Sudanese revolution has demands that will not deviate from it, represented in the return of power to civilians.

For its part, sources from the "Association of Professionals" confirmed that the strike, which is scheduled to continue until tomorrow, «started in all institutions of the public sector and private».

"We will go together for the option of a strike as an inevitable necessity to achieve the objectives of the revolution," wrote the assembly, one of the components of the forces of "freedom and change" that leads the popular movement in Sudan, at the expense of Twitter. Council experiments in testing the will of the people ».

According to the "Sudanese Professionals" group, large sectors have announced the strike, including doctors and pharmacists, civil aviation, banks, central bank staff and university professors.

The assembly said the strike would exclude vital sectors that affect the lives and safety of citizens, such as emergency departments in hospitals, internal transport lines, electricity and water, in recognition of the situation in the country.

He explained the condition of resuming negotiations with the military council, saying: "At any time the Council agrees to the proposal submitted by the forces of freedom and change, that the presidency of the Council of sovereignty civil periodicity will continue to negotiate."

The vice-president of the military council, Mohammad Hamdan Douqlu, known as «Hamidati», yesterday accused countries and forces of «engineering» sedition in the country, and seek to divide between the armed forces and the forces of freedom, according to Sudanese media quoted him.

However, he pointed out that the military council would not close the door to negotiations with the protesters, but that it sought to involve the other parties in the civil authority. He pledged that the Council would only hand over to the Sudan safe hands.

He stressed that the Council will not hand over power to a civil government representing all the Sudanese people.

He criticized the forces of freedom and change, and said that «do not want us partners, but in a position of honor». He added that the forces "want to change all the devices, including rapid support and security and civil services."

For its part, the forces of freedom and change accuse the military council of seeking to dominate the membership and presidency of the sovereign council, one of the organs of power proposed during the interim period.

The junta was in talks with the forces of freedom and change to agree on the management of the transitional period, but the talks stalled and reached a dead end.