SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Ex-member of Sudan’s Sovereign Council says resignation meant to reject humiliation

23/5/2021: Sudan Tribune - Ex-member of Sudan’s Sovereign Council says resignation meant to reject humiliation  

In a speech explaining her resignation from the Sovereign Council, Aisha Musa pointed out institutional issues within Sudanese executive bodies, saying that her efforts for justice and defence of women rights did not yield any results because her viewpoints were ignored, as the military component exceeded its constitutional powers.

Musa criticised the Transitional Partners Council, saying it “diminished the joint meetings of the cabinet and Sovereign Council and the ruling coalition,” leading to the “concealment of efforts to form the transitional parliament,” which “breached the Constitutional Document without logical justifications”.

Musa added that: “the weakness of state institutions led to the extension of insecurity and the inability to regulate and monitor the military forces”.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Aisha Musa resigns from Sovereign Council saying civilians are being ignored

23/5/2021: Multiple sources – Aisha Musa resigns from Sovereign Council saying civilians are being ignored

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In a tearful speech explaining her resignation from the ruling Sovereign Council, Aisha Musa, one of only two women on the council, accused the military-dominated transitional government of ignoring civilian voices.

"The civilian component in the sovereign (council) and at all levels of government has become just a logistical executive body that does not participate in decision-making," Aisha Musa said. "Rather it only stamps the approval of pre-prepared decisions," she added.

Musa also accused transitional authorities of delaying the formation of the Legislative Council, the third body constituted in the power-sharing agreement alongside the Sovereignty Council and the cabinet. 

Musa also apologised to: “all women of Sudan, who still continue to suffer exclusion from participating in decision-making, the mothers and families of martyrs, the wounded, sick elderly, children, those with special needs and in domestic and foreign prisons, the Civil Forces Alliance, all Sudanese people, and individuals in government”.

SUDAN POLITICAL ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Aisha Musa’s letter of resignation from the Sovereign Council

23/5/2021: Radio Dabanga –Aisha Musa’s letter of resignation from the Sovereign Council

In her resignation letter from the ruling sovereign council, Aisha Musa called for arms controls, restructuring the security apparatus, establishing a parliament “as a basic necessity”, the transfer of power to civilians “as mandated by the Constitutional Document,” and a reformed justice system, which is “unattainable by replacing persons only”.

Musa emphasised the need for practical steps around setting laws that guarantee the flow of justice and forming a professional constitutional court capable of preventing transgressions on the constitution, alongside “working strongly towards a constitutional congress that guarantees laying of  a permanent democratic constitution”.

In addition, to support a “just” democratic transition, she said that a probe into the delayed publishing of the results of the investigation into the sit-in dispersal massacre (June 3 2019) must be within the priorities of a comprehensive governmental programme for which the yet unestablished justice commission shall be assigned.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP - Sudanese protesters plan mass rally as talks stall with army

23/5/19: AP – Sudanese protesters plan mass rally as talks stall with army

AP reports that the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) is calling for mass rallies across the country amid deadlocked negotiations with the ruling military over its handover of power.

 The SPA also says it is calling for a “million man march” outside the military headquarters in Khartoum.

 Thursday’s statement, posted on Facebook, says the protesters want to denounce the ruling generals’ resistance to relinquish power to a sovereign council that both sides had already agreed should lead the country during the transitional period.