“We broke off the partnership with the civilian component after it tried to interfere in the affairs of the army,” said Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sovereign Council and commander of the Sudanese armed forces.
He added, speaking to a number of soldiers at the Sudanese army’s special forces training headquarters, “There is no bilateral settlement and we will not allow politicians to interfere in the affairs of the army.”
And he pointed out that it was signed – with reference to a constitutional document circulated by the Bar Association’s steering committee – not with the forces of freedom and change, but rather in the interest of Sudan.
Al-Burhan said, warning the politicians: “Stay away from the army and attempts at incitement will fail.”
He added: “Whoever tries to approach the army, we will cut off his tongue and hand.”
A few days ago, the tripartite mechanism (United Nations, African Union and IGAD) in Sudan announced that an agreement had been reached between the country’s military and civilian components.
The Tripartite Mechanism said in a statement that it has received amendments from the Military Sovereignty Council that reflect understandings with civilians, noting that it will require direct and indirect negotiations between the military and civilian components.
The statement also said that two weeks ago he received a document from the military leadership that includes their comments and amendments to a draft constitutional document prepared by the Steering Committee of the Sudanese Bar.
Notably, in recent weeks there has been an air of optimism about a speedy solution after more than a year of political stalemate controlling the country, expressed by the UN envoy Volker Peretz, as well as the head of the Sovereignty Council and the Commander of the Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, despite some statements Controversy , put forward by some poles in the Forces for Freedom and Change, the main component of the civil opposition.
Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the world, has been mired in political and economic stagnation since October 25, 2021, when the army imposed exceptional measures and dissolved the previous government, despite all international efforts to hold dialogue sessions leading to a solution between civilian and the military.
