Sudan issued a state of emergency
24 February 2019, 14:34 BDT
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has issued a state of emergency for one year. On Friday, on this announcement, he annihilated the central government and sacked all the provincial governors. He announced this in a televised address to the nation. Later, he appointed the members of the security forces in the vacant posts of the governors.
Today's BBC News reports said that earlier Sudanese National Security and Intelligence Service (NISS) had said that Bashar was going to resign. President Bashir was in the center of anti-government protests for several weeks.
Meanwhile protesters protested against the announcement of the state of emergency, protesters on the streets of Omdurman town protesters. Police fired tear gas to disperse them.
Omar-al-Bashir's speech was broadcast live on TV from President Palace in Sudan's capital Khartoum. President Bashir said in the speech, "I have issued a state of emergency for a year. At the central and provincial levels, the government is announcing the extinction. The president said the protesters were trying to destabilize the country.
Within a few hours of the state of emergency announcement, President Bashir recruited two Ordinances, appointing soldiers and security forces members in 18 provinces. However, he said the five cabinet ministers, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law and Justice, in the outgoing cabinet, to continue their duties.
protests started in December protesting against subsidizing subsidies on food and fuel. After this protest, he became angry against Bashir's 30-year rule.
More than a thousand protesters have been arrested since the start of the protests. Rights groups said more than 40 people were killed in clashes with security forces. Bashir threatened to continue the protest until President's post. Protest Organizers
Bashir came to power in a coup in 1989. The 75-year-old president has won several national elections. At the beginning of the protest, he commented on the sarcasm.
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