Demonstrations in Sudan: supporters of civil power demonstrate en masse and shout their impatience
Khartoum (Sudan) October 21: demonstration to demand a civilian transitional regime in Sudan, amid growing tensions within the ruling civilian-military coalition.
AP - Marwan Ali
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Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of the country on Thursday to shout their rejection of the military still in power two after the fall of Omar al-Bashir.
The pro-military were not left out either.
The supporters of a civilian government have succeeded in a show of force at a time when the country is experiencing "
its worst crisis in two years
", according to the head of government.
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With our correspondent in Khartoum,
Eliott Brachet
With this substantial mobilization, civilian Prime Minister
Abdallah Hamdok
has strengthened his position.
In the evening, he spoke in a short video.
“
I salute the millions of people who have gone out in the cities and the countryside of the country to affirm their attachment to the democratic civil transformation and to the slogans of the revolution: Freedom, Peace and Justice.
Your voice has been heard.
There will be no hindsight on the objectives of the revolution.
"
However, the political crisis is not resolved.
The coalition of civilian parties is still divided and the sit-in which calls for the fall of the government and the
return of the military to power,
and camped in front of the presidential palace since October 16, is still in place.
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The military seem determined not to give up their seat so easily, and impatience is mounting, as explained to us by Sumaya Ishag, who practices as a lawyer.
“
The constitutional court has not yet been formed.
Neither does the transitional Parliament.
Why are you late ?
Why haven't we extradited al-Bashir to The Hague yet?
Why is there still no justice for the martyrs who fell during the revolution?
What about the girls raped on June 3, 2019?
We are waiting for answers.
All of these delays are in the interest of those who participated in these crimes and who are still in power
.
"
It is precisely these cases of transitional justice that are at the heart of the discord between civilians and soldiers, in addition to the weight of the army in the economy.
If the latter transfer power to civilians, they would become mere litigants.
The showdown is far from over.
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: The Sudanese exasperated by the slowness of justice and the democratic transition
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