SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AFP – What is in Sudan’s power-sharing deal?
6/8/19: AFP – What is in Sudan’s power-sharing deal?
Key points
· 39 month transitional period.
· Ruling 11-member sovereign council (SC) composed of five military figures and six civilians. Military to lead first 21 months, civilians the remaining 18.
· SC to oversee formation of 20-member cabinet, FFC will nominate prime minister but SC must confirm.
· Legislative body – 300 people, 40% women - to be formed within 90 days of deal signing.
· FFC will have 67% of seats. Remaining 33% for parties not linked to Bashir.
· Peace in Sudan’s conflict zones prioritised in first six months
Security
· RSF to be under army command
· General Intelligence Services (formerly NISS) to become a regulatory body “concerned with gathering and presenting information to relevant authorities”
· GIS to fall under executive authority and SC
Rights
· Every citizen has right to freedom of peaceful assembly, expression, religious belief, spreading information and security
· Internet access can be blocked if it interferes with “order, security and public ethics”