Exposed: Plotters of the failed coup in Sudan
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Staff reporter GAROWE ONLINE
- Posted On 22-09-2021, 10:40AM
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan's Prime Minister, on Tuesday said the people behind the failed coup in the northern Africa country were elements "inside and outside" the military, adding that they are hell-bent to create insecurity in the country.
According to him, most of those involved were people linked to the deposed regime of longtime deposed President Omar al-Bashir. The coup was foiled following intelligence information gathered from credible sources.
Those involved, the government said, are currently being interrogated. Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman, who is the government spokesperson, said a number of people have since been arrested in connection to the foiled coup.
Sudan has been on a fragile path to democratic rule since the military’s overthrow of al-Bashir in April 2019, following four months of mass protests. The country is now ruled by a joint civilian and military government that faces towering economic and security challenges.
Hamdok said: “For the first time, people involved in the attempt were arrested… They are being interviewed to discover their intentions and the truth behind this. There is a special committee investigating what has happened.”
He accused the former regime sympathizers of plans to create insecurity in the country after months of stability. There were previous attempts to overthrow the joint military and government.
“What happened in this coup attempt, is an extension of previous attempts against the Transitional Council… They tried to take advantage of the situation in different towns by closing ports and roads… tried to stop us from moving forward during this transitional period,” he added.
Jonas Horner, senior analyst at International Crisis Group, told Al-Jazeera that the recent events had boosted the position of the military in Sudan.
“There is some concern that this attempt was a test balloon to see how the street might respond to this coup if something larger were to come along in the future,” he said.
“Perhaps there was an idea that the street might respond differently. But people in Khartoum have been quite relaxed and calm with regards to the coup,” he added.
The Sudanese government says military officers and civilians linked to the deposed regime of deposed President Omar al-Bashir had attempted a coup but were swiftly brought under control.
“We brought under control a coup attempt by military officers early Tuesday,” said Information Minister Hamza Baloul.
Authorities “have arrested leaders of the failed plot, which involved military officers and civilians belonging to the defunct regime”, he added.
The spokesperson said the leaders of the failed coup attempt in Sudan have been arrested. The report was made on state TV. Over 40 people have been arrested in connection to the coup attempt.
“More than 40 officers have been arrested,” reported Al Jazeera’s Zeinab Salih from Omdurman, the Sudanese capital’s twin city.
“It is important to note that this follows agitation after the closure of highways connecting Khartoum to Port Sudan by supporters of former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir,” she added.
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