KHARTOUM: Sudan’s Transitional Military Council said on Sunday it would publish its views for the country’s transitional period on Monday, its latest move in negotiations with opposition factions after the ouster of former President Omar Al-Bashir.
Protesters and activists have been negotiating with the TMC to form a joint civilian-military body to oversee the country until elections. But the parties are deadlocked over who would control the new council and over the features of a transitional government.
The Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF,) an alliance of activists and opposition groups, sent the military council a draft constitutional document on Thursday containing its vision for the transitional period. The DFCF was expecting a response in order for negotiations to proceed.
The constitutional draft, seen by Reuters, outlines the duties of a sovereign transitional council which the opposition groups hope will replace the TMC, but does not specify who would sit on it. It also outlines the responsibilities of the cabinet and a 120-member legislature.
Lt. Gen. Shams El-Din Kabbashi, a spokesman for the military council, said the document was “good,” adding that while the council agreed on some of its points, it had its reservations on others.
The military removed Bashir on April 11 after months of demonstrations against his 30-year rule.
He was questioned for the first time on Sunday over suspected money laundering and financing terrorism, the general prosecutor said in a statement.
Since Bashir’s departure, protests have continued and demonstrators have camped outside the headquarters of the Defense Ministry to demand a handover of power.
“We have said repeatedly that we will not forcefully disperse the sit-in and that we will continue to negotiate,” Kabbashi said on Sunday.
Kabbashi also said that the council is “serious” about arresting corrupt individuals, and could permit journalists and human rights activists to visit those already in custody.
Sudan's military council says it will present vision for country's transition on Monday
Sudan's military council says it will present vision for country's transition on Monday
- The opposition leader says the new military council will deal with the country’s security
- The exact roles of each council have not been confirmed yet
Qatar says attacks on region’s energy facilities have global repercussions
- Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson said attacks on energy facilities are a dangerous precedent that will cause economic loss in the region and as well as global repercussion
DOHA: Qatar warned on Tuesday that attacks on regional energy infrastructure during the Middle East war would be felt economically throughout the world.
“The attacks on energy facilities that have happened, also on both sides, are a dangerous precedent... it will cause repercussions throughout the world,” foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said.
Iran has pressed its attacks against Qatar's infrastructure, he said.
“The targeting of civilian infrastructure continues... and we rebuke any justification that the Iranians are offering for these attacks,” al-Ansari said.
On Iran, the foreign ministry spokesperson said the Iranian president's statement of apology has not been translated into action, after cities in Bahrain and the UAE were hit by Iranian missiles.
