By RFIPalled on 13-07-2019Modified on 13-07-2019 at 16:48

In Sudan, the military council, in power since April 11, date of the arrest of former President Omar al-Bashir, announced in the evening of Thursday to have foiled a coup attempt. Subsequently, in an address by General Jamal Omar, broadcast live on national television, no date of this coup attempt was given, nor any names of officers. But according to his family, General Mohamad Zaki Eddine would be among the defendants.

Shaima, the daughter of retired General Mohamad Zaki Eddine, expresses in a statement on his Facebook page his concern and surprise, as well as those of his family, after the announcement of the Transitional Military Council (CMT) failure a new coup attempt in Sudan .

In a military statement, " officers, army soldiers and members of national intelligence services, including some pensioners " are accused of wanting to conduct the coup Thursday night. Now, in the spirit of Shaima's family, it is impossible not to make the connection between the arrest of this general and this announcement of the CMT.

According to Shaima, her father was arrested on Wednesday. " Last Wednesday, " she said, security forces at Khartoum airport arrested and detained my father, retired General Mohamad Zaki Eddine, while on his way to the Sultanate of Oman for a family visit. "

" The authorities have not given us the reason for her arrest so far, " she adds. They also did not inform us about where he was being held. We hold these authorities fully responsible for his safety and the family will take all the necessary legal measures. "

According to the Military Council, while an agreement with the protesters on the transition was to be signed this Saturday, 12 officers and four soldiers were arrested for participating in this attempt. A representative of the Council said the coup was an " attempt to block the agreement, which aims to pave the way towards fulfilling the demands of the Sudanese people ".

Skepticism about the reality of the coup attempt

Since the arrival of the military in Khartoum last April, it is the fourth time they announce to have foiled a blow. Dozens of officers and generals were arrested. Dozens more have been retired early. Several opposition leaders believe that the junta accuses all the officers who oppose its regime of being coup leaders.

In Khartoum, these announcements are greeted with a certain skepticism, on the eve of a new demonstration also planned on Saturday to commemorate the 40 days of the June 3 massacre in the capital. Several activists believe that the military is trying to distract attention from the extent of the abuses committed by the rapid support forces against the protesters.

" It is not surprising to release this kind of information every three days, it is to cover their crimes, " says a protester on Twitter, while since the restoration of the internet last Tuesday, hundreds of videos and photos are broadcast to testify to the violence of the security forces.

The very content of the communiqué calls out some: " A coup d'etat with only 12 officers and four soldiers! A young man wonders. There are certainly divisions within the security forces and the army, but according to a former officer, it is also " not a strategic moment to carry out a putsch in Khartoum, because the streets are riddled with members of the forces. security .

And this former military add that the military are trying to get a message to the people: we are the only guarantors of stability, in essence.

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