Sudanese ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday said the reinstatement of his government could help in chalking out a path to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the country, the information ministry said, reported The Gulf News.
“The release of the cabinet ministers and the full reinstatement of the government could pave the way to a solution,” Hamdok, who is effectively under house arrest, said.
Since the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir’s three-decade rule in 2019, Sudan had been ruled by a Sovereign Council and the transitional government, a shaky alliance of military and civilian groups.
Hamdok has been detained since Monday’s coup, which was led by Sudanese top general, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The Sudanese Sovereign Council head also declared a state of emergency and dissolved the council and the government of the country.
Burhan who was supposed to relinquish control of the council to a civilian leader in the next few weeks, dissolved the council, saying that he would hold elections in July 2023 and hand over power to an independent and fair representative government.
In related news, a number of countries appealed the United Nations Human Rights Council to host a special session on Sudan, following a deadly crackdown on mass rallies against the military coup.
In a letter to the council president sent on behalf of 48 countries on Monday, British ambassador Simon Manley stressed the urgent need for the top UN rights body to discuss the situation in Sudan since the recent power grab.
On Sunday, the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres also urged Sudanese generals to reverse their takeover of the country after tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday in the largest pro-democracy protest since last week’s coup.
According to medics, at least three people were killed and more than 100 wounded during Saturday’s demonstrations. As per reports, at least 12 people have been killed since the coup.
