SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: al-Jareeda – Coups, a series of episodes

23/9/2021: al-Jareeda – Coups, a series of episodes, by Haider al-Mikashfi

With the latest coup attempt being the fifth since the start of the transitional period, columnist Haider al-Mikashfi calls for transparency from the military, arguing that the public must be informed of the full facts and details of the coup attempts through a public trial that is broadcasted publicly, “otherwise the latest coup attempt will only be another episode of a continuous series”.

Al-Mikashfi suggests that the “excess” of coups raises public skepticism, whereby the authenticity of the news of the coup attempts is questioned, especially as “not a single one of the masterminds of these coup was brought to trial despite the declaration of their arrest and investigation”, with leaks the perpetrators were released for a lack of evidence.

With regards to the most recent coup attempt, al-Mikashfi writes that “people did not witness events that indicated coup attempts,” citing the lack of military deployments in strategic locations, and that passengers moved on the streets regularly.