Sudanese military leader fires six ambassadors over criticism

 

Sudanese military leader fires six ambassadors over criticism

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Sudanese General Abdel Fattah Burhan has fired his country's ambassadors in six countries, including the United States, for criticizing the military government.

According to the AP news agency, the fired diplomats expressed their support for the overthrown government of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk, after which the military government removed them.

The ambassadors were fired a few hours after the UN Security Council issued its first statement on recent events in the country, calling for the reestablishment of an interim civilian government and the release of the detainees. East.

Officials said General Abdul Fattah Burhan removed the ambassador to Qatar and China, as well as the European Union and France in Geneva, and the UN mission.

Two days before the ambassadors were fired, the army chief dissolved Burhan's interim government and arrested several government officials and political leaders, including the prime minister, on charges of sedition.

This decision was condemned by the United States and the Western countries which, under pressure from the Western countries, released Abdullah Hamdukki and allowed him to return home.

Abdul Fateh Burhan said that the military has been forced to take power due to disputes between political parties, as these disputes could lead to a civil war.

However, the military seized power at a time when Abdul Fattah Burhan would hand over the leadership of the Sovereign Council to the government a few weeks later.

The uprising threatens to undermine Sudan's transition to democracy, which began in 2019 with the overthrow of the former government of Omar al-Bashir.

Tensions between the military and civil governments had been latent for some time before the military took power.

On the other hand, the UN Security Council released its response to the military decision, which was approved by the 15-member council.

However, before the statement was published, Russia did not agree with the term "military occupation", which was later changed. Express reservations.

Noureddine Satti, Sudan's ambassador to the United States, said he was working with Sudanese diplomats in Brussels, Paris, Geneva and New York to resist the military coup to advance the struggle of the Sudanese people and the goals of the uprising against al-Qaeda. . . To obtain.

Source: suchtv