SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Financial Times – Sudan’s air force chief insists army prepared to hand over power
Tom Wilson reports that Lieutenant General Salah Abdel Khalig, a leading member of Sudan’s ruling military council, said the army is prepared to eventually hand over power to civilians but will continue to rule the country until elections are held.
Abdel Khalig said civilians can participate in interim institutions, but cited national security reasons for military rule as a protection against rebel activity and a revival of the Islamist groups that shared power with the army under Omar Al Bashir.
He also rejected “international interference” in investigation of the massacre on June 3, because “things like this can make the situation more complicated because they may also have an agenda.”