SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AFP - EU blames Sudan military council for deadly crackdown

17/6/19: AFP – EU blames Sudan military council for deadly crackdown

 AFP reports that the EU blamed Sudan's military authorities for a bloody crackdown on protesters that left dozens of people dead, demanding a full investigation.

 Foreign ministers from the bloc issued a statement hailing the protest movement that swept away former strongman Omar al-Bashir after three decades in power as "a historic opportunity for Sudan".

 "It is clear that the responsibility lies with the Transitional Military Council (TMC) as the authority in charge of protecting the population," the ministers said in their statement.

 "All human rights violations and abuses committed must be investigated in an independent and transparent manner, and perpetrators held accountable for their acts."