Sudanese police in riot gear stormed a rally in Khartoum on Wednesday, marking the second anniversary of the June 30 uprising. The Committee for the Dismissal of Authorities in Sudan also announced the arrest of 79 remnants of the Omar al-Bashir regime who intended to cause unrest.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Khartoum to express their anger over the poor economic and living conditions and marched to the presidential palace, Anatolian reporter reported.
This reporter added: Police used tear gas to disperse protesters and prevented the presidential palace. Meanwhile, there were reports of protesters being injured.
In this regard, other protesters closed the strategic road between Khartoum and the city of Portsudan in the east. The protests come in response to a call for protests by Sudanese parties on Tuesday, who said they were protesting government policies and the poor economic situation on the anniversary of the June 30 uprising.
The demonstrations were called for by the Communist Party, workers’ rallies, Islamic movements, the Arhalva campaign, and the “High Coordination of the Deportees.”
Earlier in the day, the army closed the roads leading to the Khartoum headquarters for fear of clashes.
On June 30, 2019, large-scale demonstrations took place demanding that the then Military Council hand over power to civilians following the crackdown on a sit-in in Khartoum on the third of the same month. The protests led to negotiations between the dissolved Military Council and the “Declaration of Freedom and Change” (civil) groups, which eventually led to an agreement on the administration of the transition phase in August of that year.
Sudanese authorities also detained 79 remnants of the former regime during the Khartoum protests.
The Committee for the Dismissal of Authorities said it had arrested 79 members of the former regime who were planning to riot today. The committee is currently monitoring a large number of remnants and misguided groups seeking to carry out sabotage.
The committee added: Many groups want to use the remnants of the former regime to create unrest in the country from today, and groups from the dissolved National Congress also wanted to sabotage and create unrest in peaceful demonstrations.
The Committee to Destroy the Former Sudanese Regime is expected to announce measures soon to oust members of the former regime led by Omar al-Bashir.