Military in Sudan opened fire on protesters

As reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the statement of the committee of Sudanese doctors, as a result of the conflict between the military and the protesters, twelve people were injured.

The massive demonstrations in Sudan were preceded by a new coup attempt in the country. Earlier it became known that people in unmarked uniforms took away Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk in an unknown direction and captured at least four civilian ministers who refused to support the rebels. Upon learning of the coup attempt, Prime Minister Hamduk appealed to the citizens of the country through social networks, urging them to come out to peaceful protests against the seizure of power by the military.

To prevent popular unrest, the military partially turned off the Internet, blocked bridges and exits from the capital.

The previous military coup took place in the country in 2019. The military, led by the head of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, agreed to share power with the civilians, forming an interim government under the leadership of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk. This cabinet was supposed to rule until November 2021. However, in September of this year, the conspirators who supported the ousted long-term president of the country, Omar al-Bashir, tried to stage a new coup, but were captured.

On the eve of the expiration of the powers of the provisional administration, citizens of the country began to take to the streets demanding that the military completely transfer power to civilian hands.

Recall Omar Al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan for 30 years - from 1989 to 2019. He lost his post as a result of months of massive popular protests. The UN believes that the victims of the conflict between rebels and government forces in Darfur from 2003 to 2006 became 300 thousand people. Another 2.5 million were forced to flee the country.

Following the overthrow of al-Bashir, Sudan is ruled by a transitional civil-military administration: the ruling Military Council and the civilian opposition signed a power-sharing agreement.

In December 2019, a court in Sudan sentenced Omar al-Bashir to two years in prison on corruption and money laundering charges despite the best efforts of his 130-strong legal team. Lawyers argued that the money for which the case was initiated was given to Al-Bashir "as a person, not as a president."

Omar al-Bashir's lawyers sought to release the ex-president on bail, but the court refused them. 75-year-old Omar Al-Bashir was removed from power and imprisoned. To guide the country, the army created a transitional military council. At home, the ousted president found money in various currencies worth more than $ 130 million. In August of this year, the transitional civil-military administration agreed to extradite the 77-year-old former president of the country, Omar Al-Bashir, and several other officials to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

The former head of state is charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes. during the 2003 conflict in Darfur. The case consists of 31 counts. Among them are rape, torture and murder. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Al-Bashir in 2009 and has been on a wanted list ever since. Initially, the military announced that they would not extradite the ex-president to an international court. However, after the coup d'état, they agreed .