Sudan: Hamdok to Review Appointments Made by Military
Arab World
Asharq Al-Awsat
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok will review appointments and dismissals made by the military to key state posts, the General Secretariat of the cabinet said. After seizing power on Oct. 25, Sudan's military rulers drew on veteran ex-officials of toppled leader Omar al-Bashir for important positions in the state bureaucracy. Hamdok, who was arrested during the coup and then reinstated under a deal with the military reached on Sunday, issued a directive to freeze all hiring and dismissals in state jobs. "In addition, all the appointments and dismissals that have taken place in the previous period will be placed under study, evaluation and review," Reuters quoted the secretariat as saying. According to a statement from his office, Hamdok also said that an investigation has been launched into violations committed against protesters. Hamdok's comments came during a meeting on Tuesday evening with a group from the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), the main civilian coalition opposing military rule. FFC had previously said on Sunday that it does not recognize any political agreement with the military leadership. The group stressed during the meeting the importance of laying out a roadmap to implementing the political agreement, reversing all political appointments that took place after the military takeover and reinstating all those who were fired during that period, according to the statement. Last week, protesters and a Reuters witness said they saw security forces chase protesters into neighborhoods and homes to carry out arrests. At least 15 people were shot dead during the anti-coup protests, according to medics. Hamdok and the group called for political prisoners to be released as soon as possible and for the right to peacefully protest to be respected.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3322076/sudan-hamdok-review-appointments-made-military
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