The Sudan protest and opposition group has condemned the deportation of protest leaders. According to the Guardian, the security forces forcibly deported three members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), one of the country’s main rebel groups, from Khartoum to Juba, on the second day of a nationwide civil disobedience campaign by protesters.
Yassir Arman, the deputy head of the SPLM-N, was detained on Wednesday after returning from exile following al-Bashir’s removal. The two others namely Ismail Jallab and spokesman Mubarak Ardol were arrested and deported to Juba after meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
“The Military Council is not serious about safeguarding the revolution and achieving its objectives,” said Abbas Cara, a member of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, reported Africa News.
Cara called out all international organizations to support them in their resistance to the deportation of the three protest leaders who are Sudanese citizens and have the right to be in Sudan and to exercise their constitutional and civic rights there.
The protesters are currently observing a countrywide civil disobedience campaign, which began on Sunday after a deadly military crackdown last week. Four people were killed on the first day of the strike after security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition.
The military council came to power since the fall of President Omar al-Bashir in April. The military is being challenged by thousands of Sudanese people who are demanding an immediate transfer of power to a civilian government.
The paramilitaries from the Rapid Support Forces spread through the city and stormed the sit-in protests last week killing more than 100 people and injuring as many as 700 in the attack.
A doctor with access to data compiled by the central committee of doctors, a pro-reform group, also revealed that Khartoum hospitals recorded more than 70 cases of rape in the attack and its immediate aftermath.
Meanwhile, Tibor Nagy, the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, is scheduled to meet both members of the military leadership and protest leaders in Khartoum this week to urge an end to the crackdown.
