SUDAN
Being Civil
The military council that took over Sudan following the ouster of longtime President Omar al-Bashir said Sunday it would select a civilian prime minister and cabinet, but not a president.
In a nod to protesters that have been agitating for change since December, army spokesman Lt. Gen. Shamseldin Kibashi said in a televised address that the military would not disperse the protests that have continued outside the military headquarters since Thursday’s coup, the Associated Press reported.
However, the protest leaders are calling for an immediate handover to a transitional civilian government, a freeze on the assets of top officials in Bashir’s government and the dismissal of all top judges and prosecutors, among other tough demands.
On Sunday, the military council also replaced the heads of the army and the police and the powerful National Intelligence and Security Service and formed committees to fight corruption and investigate Bashir’s party, the BBC reported. The military council also lifted restrictions on the media and released police and security officers who had been detained for supporting the protesters.
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