Khartoum: Imad Hassan
The African Union envoy to Sudan, Mohamed Hassan Ould Labat, announced the launch of the political dialogue between all Sudanese parties on May 10, according to the tripartite mechanism that includes the United Nations, the African Union and the “IGAD” organization to resolve the political crisis in the country, while the Public Prosecution launched, yesterday, Wednesday, The release of the former member of the Sovereignty Council and the alternate head of the committee to dismantle the frozen “Brotherhood” Muhammad al-Faki Suleiman.
Weld Labbat said, in a press conference for the representatives of the mechanism: “We have a central idea in the tripartite mechanism, which is that we acknowledge, as do most political actors, that the situation in Sudan is extremely sensitive or very dangerous, and it was agreed to start the dialogue the first week after Eid al-Fitr on the tenth of May until The twelfth of the same month.
He added, “It is important to us in the dialogue that there is no exclusion of anyone,” adding that “constitutional arrangements must be made for the establishment of a democratic system and the completion of the transitional period.” Weld Lebbate pointed out that “the dialogue includes all political forces except for the dissolved National Congress Party, and there are parties that are still studying participation in the dialogue, including the Popular Congress Party and the Reform Movement Now.”
Peretz warns
For his part, the United Nations Special Envoy to Sudan, Volker Peretz, warned that Sudan will head towards more slippage and instability if the political process is not addressed.
“This joint African Union-IGAD-United Nations process was launched to facilitate a Sudanese-led process, a process of talks aimed at restoring constitutional order and returning to a credible transitional path toward democratic, civilian rule,” Peretz said.
He promised that “addressing the current political impasse is of urgent importance, otherwise the country risks slipping into more instability and threatening the economic, social and political gains that have been achieved since the November revolution.”
In addition, on Wednesday, the Public Prosecution released the former member of the Sovereignty Council and the alternate head of the committee to dismantle the frozen “Brotherhood”, Muhammad al-Faki Suleiman.
The Federal Gathering said in a brief press statement: The Public Prosecution released the organization’s head, Babiker Faisal, and the leader of the organization, Muhammad al-Faki, with personal guarantee, and there were reports of the release of Wajdi Saleh, Abdullah Suleiman and Taha Othman, which were not confirmed.
On the other hand, the recent clashes between Arab and non-Arab tribes in the Darfur region have left more than 210 dead. The Wali of West Darfur, Khamis Abdullah Abkar, condemned the withdrawal of government forces from the area in conjunction with the attack instead of protecting civilians.
The governor stated in a press briefing: that the attacking forces invaded the Karinak locality and committed crimes against humanity, which are incompatible with morals and religion, especially since it coincided with the holy month of Ramadan. He added that the withdrawal of the forces towards the military garrison and leaving the citizens to face their fate is unjustified.
The army denies the accusations
In turn, the Sudanese army rejected the accusations of participating in the tribal clashes in West Darfur, and pointed to the possibility of holding those found to be involved in the conflict to be held accountable.
In addition, the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation expressed its deep regret over the recent incidents of tribal violence in Kerenc.
She expressed her hope that the Sudanese parties would adhere to the Juba Peace Agreement and the related security arrangements that would bring security and stability to Sudan and its people.
Requests to open an investigation
Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, yesterday condemned the violence that killed dozens of people in three days in West Darfur, and called for “impartial and independent” investigations to be opened into the “horrific” attacks.