{"id":175023,"date":"2019-02-23T18:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/state-of-emergency-declared-in-sudan-president-al-bashir-dissolves-govt\/"},"modified":"2019-02-23T18:36:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T18:36:00","slug":"state-of-emergency-declared-in-sudan-president-al-bashir-dissolves-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/state-of-emergency-declared-in-sudan-president-al-bashir-dissolves-govt","title":{"rendered":"State of Emergency declared in Sudan \u2013 President Al Bashir dissolves govt"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Omar Al Bashir has declared a State of Emergency in Sudan, and dissolved the federal government and state governments. The State of Emergency will be in force of a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In six Republican Decrees issued on Friday night, Al Bashir dissolved the national Council of Ministers, assigned the Secretaries General and Undersecretaries of Ministries to run the work of their ministries, assigned a new ‘government of competencies’, relieved the Walis (governors) of the states, dissolved the governments of the states, and appointed high-ranking police and military officers as the new Walis of the states.<\/p>\n

In a speech at the Presidential Palace on Friday, Al Bashir also announced the suspension of the constitutional amendment procedures, which would allow him to run for a new term, stressing to make the National Dialogue<\/a> document the basis for dialogue with all political forces.<\/p>\n

Al Bashir’s announcements come in the wake of an ongoing popular uprising in Sudan that has continued unabated since mid-December 2018. Demonstrations have been met by violence from government forces, dozens of demonstrators and activists have been killed, hundreds wounded, and countless people have been detained , tortured, and assaulted.<\/p>\n

Opposition forces<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sudanese Professionals Association and the forces signatory to the Declaration of Freedom and Change – major movers behind the popular uprising and protests – confirmed their unwavering commitment to the unconditional step-down of Al Bashir and his regime, the dismantling of repressive institutions, and the handover of power to a transitional civilian national government.<\/p>\n

They vowed to continue peaceful resistance, considering what happened as “an attempt to circumvent the demands of the Sudanese people,” stressing that “the demands of the revolution are clear and cannot be jumped on”.<\/p>\n

They called on all Sudanese people to go out to the street, asserting that “the regime is at its hour of collapse”.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of people went out before and after Al Bashir's speech in the districts of Khartoum in demonstrations raging against Al Bashir's decisions.<\/p>\n

New Ministers <\/strong>(Source: SUNA):<\/p>\n