At least one dead in the protests for the anniversary of the coup in Sudan

Oct. 26 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Sudanese Medical Committee has reported this Tuesday that a protester has died in the city of Omdurman after participating in the protests for the anniversary of the coup in the country.

“Recently, a civilian whose identity has not been identified has died, after he was run over by a vehicle belonging to the coup forces,” the committee said in a statement.

Subsequently, it has been confirmed that the deceased is a 20-year-old who has indeed been run over by a police vehicle, according to the newspaper ‘Sudan Tribune’.

Thus, the health authorities have criticized the Armed Forces for “shedding blood”, since they put the number of deaths at 119 since the coup.

Subsequently, the Medical Committee has denounced in a new statement that the soldiers have stormed the Omdurman hospital to concentrate and launch tear gas from inside towards the protesters.

“Hospitals are prohibited (…) and should not be neutralized by one side or the other,” the association criticized.

“The hospital is also a place of treatment, not a patio or a barracks for armies,” he said, before clarifying that the coup Executive abuses these actions, which he describes as “regrettable and sad.”

In this sense, the doctors explain that the sick or injured are not allowed to receive treatment, alleging that the authorities put up barriers for the injured. “(These actions) only confirm that Sudanese lives are cheap for the coup plotters (…) and threaten the life of the patient,” the letter added.

Finally, the Committee has condemned this behavior and has denounced that the political-military powers attack the lives of patients.

Thousands of Sudanese have demonstrated in the streets of the country, mainly in the capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday, the date that marks the first anniversary of the country’s coup, to show their rejection of the military government.

Sudanese security forces closed the main roads into and out of Khartoum and blocked Internet access from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The country’s police used water cannons, tear gas and live ammunition to disperse protesters who chanted anti-coup slogans, asking them to hand over power to civilians.

On October 25, 2021, the leaders of an Army faction — which had the support of several armed groups — overthrew the transitional government established as a result of the agreement between the military and civil society forces after the fall of the former dictator. Omar Hassan al Bashir in April 2019. However, the current military leaders have announced an agreement in principle to cede power to a civilian government, but not without first obtaining guarantees about their future.