SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudan’s transition components escalate blame game over foiled coup

23/9/2021: Sudan Tribune - Sudan’s transition components escalate blame game over foiled coup

Sudan Tribune report that the responses of civilian politicians to comments made by military leaders - Sovereign Council chairman and commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Abdulfattah al-Burhan, and his deputy, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Himedti - which blamed civilians for the difficulties facing the transition after the failure of an Islamist coup attempt.

Al-Burhan’s statement of the military’s guardianship over the transition was described as a "direct threat to the transitional period" by Cabinet Affairs Minister Khalid Yousif, who stressed that any setback or violation of the transitional Constitutional Document will be faced by the Sudanese street, and that the military component has to pick between implementing the constitutional document or confronting Sudanese people.

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok disputed al-Burhan’s allegations that civilians seek to exclude the military from the transition, stating that he discussed his initiative "The Way Forward" with al-Burhan and Himedti.