Anger in Khartoum to accuse Cairo of Sudanese incitement against Sisi

Ahmed Fadl-Khartoum

A Sudanese family is distraught as it follows the presentation of its son who sent him to study in Cairo on the screen of an Egyptian channel, as my brothers were involved in monitoring and mobilizing demonstrations against Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

The Sudanese denounced on social media platforms the offer of Walid Abdel Rahman Hassan Suleiman (22 years) on the program "story" presented by Amr Adib on the screen "MBC Egypt", saying that the confessions that were broadcast under duress.

Sudanese protested in Khartoum to the Foreign Ministry and the Egyptian embassy demanding the immediate release of Walid. The protesters held up banners denouncing the measures taken against him.

"The family learned of the arrest of her son from the Amr Adib program, and when she communicated with Walid by phone, messenger and WhatsApp, I found it all closed," said Mohieddin Abu al-Zaki, Walid's family representative.

The family representative stressed that Walid does not speak with an Egyptian accent as shown in the video, which means that his confessions were through dictation and under torture, and denied that Walid had any political affiliation to Islamic groups and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Zaki said the family, because of the closure of universities in Sudan, suggested to her son to travel to Egypt to study German at the Goethe Institute, after it was not possible at the German Center in Khartoum at the moment.

Zaki said Walid arrived in Cairo on August 29, where he lived in an apartment in the Faisal area, after which he went to the institute and paid part of the tuition fees, and the remaining 550 Egyptian pounds in preparation for the start of study on September 15, and highlighted a financial receipt.

He explained that he had been in contact with Walid until last Sunday, and advised him to stay away from any gathering, which was confirmed by Walid to avoid talking in politics.

After the demonstrations in several Egyptian cities last Friday, the Sudanese traded similar tips and advice for residents of Egypt to avoid the protests as foreigners.

For its part, the Sudanese embassy in Cairo said it began to communicate with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry as soon as news of the arrest of Sudanese citizen Walid Abdel Rahman, accused of participating in acts contrary to the law.

The embassy confirmed its close follow-up within the framework of its responsibilities for the welfare and safety of Sudanese residing in Egypt, and that it will continue to inform the public of the latest developments of the case.

In a statement, the gathering of Sudanese professionals considered the video circulated by the Egyptian media as disgraceful, immoral and unrelated to professionalism.

The gathering called on the Sudanese Foreign Ministry to intervene urgently to know the circumstances of the incident and to ensure the protection of Walid's rights and ensure that he is not subjected to duress and torture, and enable him to contact his family and assign a lawyer to attend investigations with him.

The channel "MBC Egypt" broadcast what it said confessions of Walid that he was following the revolutions through the Internet and satellite channels, and that he came from Sudan two weeks ago and was arrested while heading to Tahrir Square in central Cairo.

In contradictory form, Adib accused the young Sudanese of being a spy coordinating with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and that he participated in the protests that ousted the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is affiliated with the Islamists!