KHARTOUM —
Thousands of Islamists gathered Saturday for the second time in two weeks to
protest “interference” by the UN mission in
Sudan, an AFP journalist reported.
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The demonstrators
have objected to UN efforts to mediate between the country’s military and
civilian leaders following last year’s coup staged by army leader Abdel Fattah
Al-Burhan.
Saturday’s demonstrators also expressed anger at a
transitional constitution proposed by the Sudanese Bar Association, calling for
a civilian government to pull the country out of its current political crisis.
The proposed
constitution would impose a ban on activity by the National Congress Party, the
Islamist movement of former dictator Omar Al-Bashir.
“We protest against
foreign interference in our country,” demonstrator Ahmed Abderrahman told AFP.
“We will not accept the secular constitution of the Sudanese Bar Association.”
He was surrounded
by other protesters holding placards reading “No to foreign interference” and
“Volker out”, in reference to the UN’s Khartoum envoy Volker Perthes.
Recent protests
have also pitted the Islamists — who had backed Bashir prior to his ouster in
2019 — against coup leader Burhan.
The army chief last
week warned the Islamists to steer clear of the military, saying: “The army
does not belong to any party.”
His warning came a
week after some 3,000 Islamists staged a similar march in front of the
UN headquarters.
It comes despite
repeated accusations from civilian factions that the army was colluding with
the Islamists, pointing to the recent reappointment of Islamist figures in
positions of power.
Sudan has been
mired in a political and economic crisis since last year’s coup. Security
forces have cracked down on near-weekly protests, resulting in at least 119
deaths, according to pro-democracy medics.
Civilian leaders
have refused to negotiate with the military until it commits to a timetable for
full withdrawal from power.
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