Sudan: representatives of political parties targeted by a new wave of arrests

Sudanese demonstrators march against the putsch and the ruling junta in Khartoum on January 24, 2022. AFP - -

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New round of arrests in Sudan, targeting representatives of political parties who were removed from power by the coup led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane on October 25.

These are the latest arrests to date after numerous arrests of activists, journalists, lawyers and demonstrators who are campaigning for civil power.

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With our correspondent in Khartoum

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These members of the Forces for Freedom and Change coalition had already been arrested at the time of the putsch, then released under international pressure.

Since January, they had agreed to participate in the mediation proposed by the United Nations to try to get the country out of this major political crisis.

Khalid Omar Yousif, a former civilian government minister, was attending a meeting at the headquarters of his political party, the Sudanese Congress, when members of the security services, dressed in civilian clothes, burst into the room and dragged him away. field.

For his part, Wagdi Saleh, another figure of the forces for freedom and change, was also arrested after being summoned by the police.

He was transferred to Oumdurman prison and would be charged with “corruption” by the authorities.

Hundreds of activists detained

” accusations 

 , denounces a spokesman for the coalition opposing the coup.

Wagdi Saleh was one of the leaders of the committee to dismantle Omar al-Bashir's regime.

Prior to the coup, this committee had conducted multiple investigations into cases of corruption and embezzlement involving members of the former regime.

However, since October 25, many of the supporters of the deposed regime have been rehabilitated by

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These arrests of political figures come in a context of fierce repression.

In addition to the violent repression of the weekly demonstrations, the power multiplies the arrests.

On Wednesday, law enforcement and intelligence agencies raided the headquarters of a resistance committee south of Khartoum.

More than a hundred activists are detained in Soba prison, most

against them.

These neighborhood committees are now the spearhead of the revolt against the putsch.

A collective of lawyers denounces totally arbitrary arrests which aim to " 

 " and " 

 " the peaceful protest movement.

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