SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudanese army to hand over killers of protesters: official

16/5/2021: Sudan Tribune - Sudanese army to hand over killers of protesters: official

Sudan Tribune report that attorney general Tajelsir al-Hibr announced the arrest of seven Sudanese military personnel accused of being involved in the murder of peaceful demonstrators.

The Chairman of the Sovereign Council Lt. Gen. Abdulfattah al-Burhan, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), handed over the report of the Military Investigation Committee to al-Hibr at a meeting at the army headquarters.

"There are seven defendants in the military prison together with 92 others suspected of being involved in the attack," said al-Hibr, adding that military authorities will hand over all the detainees to the Public Prosecution to conduct the investigation.