Sudan’s opposition has urged “some Arab countries” to end their support for the country’s military council, in a message seemingly aimed at Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, Middle East Eye has reported.
In a statement issued after a crackdown by security forces left dozens of protesters dead and after the ruling military council announced that it had cancelled a power-transfer agreement with opposition leaders, the Democratic Alliance of Lawyers accused some countries of “protecting their own interests” in Sudan.
“We ask that some Arab countries lift their hands from Sudan and stop supporting the Military Council and consolidating the pillars of its rule with the aim of preserving it and protecting their own interests that are harmful to the Sudanese state and its citizens,” said the alliance. .
At least 35 protesters were killed and hundreds injured when security forces firing live ammunition dispersed a protest camp outside the military headquarters in Khartoum on Monday, according to opposition-aligned doctors.
Early on Tuesday, the head of the military council, General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, announced the cancellation of a three-year power transfer deal agreed with protesters and said that elections would be held in nine months under “regional and international supervision”.