Sudan's Transitional Government Prime Minister Released, Returned Home, Military: Still Under "Tight Security Protection"

Source: Global Times

Under strong international pressure, the Sudanese military, which launched the coup, released Prime Minister Hamduk, a transitional government previously under house arrest, on Tuesday night.

The Office of the Prime Minister of the Transitional Government of Sudan issued a statement saying that Hamduk and his wife had returned home on the evening of the 26th, but the whereabouts of many government officials who had been arrested earlier were still unknown. Military sources revealed that Hamduke was under "tight security protection" at home.

Pending the release of Hamduk by the Sudanese military, the international community strongly condemned his coup. AFP said the U.S. suspended a $700 million economic aid program aimed at helping Sudan's "democratic transition" hours after the coup. Eu High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borrelli said in a statement on Tuesday that the EU could stop providing economic assistance to Sudan due to sudan's military coup.

On Wednesday, the international community continued to put pressure on the Sudanese military. According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, the African Union announced the suspension of Sudan's membership, saying sudan is not allowed to participate in any AU activities until the transitional government is actually resumed. The World Bank suspended its assistance to sudan. German Foreign Minister Maas issued a statement saying that if the Sudanese military does not immediately stop the military coup, Germany will not support Sudan within the framework of international obligations.

After the coup, the Sudanese military cut off the national network. On the 27th, telephone communications in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, were gradually restored, but the mobile network was interrupted again after a brief recovery. According to the Global Times reporter's observation, the situation in Khartoum has been temporarily eased, large-scale protest demonstrations have been temporarily stopped, and small-scale demonstrations have occurred from time to time. Soldiers took to the streets to help clean up roads blocked by demonstrators with stones, waste, and tires, and traffic in the city gradually resumed. Local media said the military on Wednesday began gradually opening up major roads and bridges to Khartoum to allow people to enter Khartoum. The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority also announced that it will resume operations at Khartoum International Airport from 4 p.m. local time on the 27th.

However, behind the brief easing, the situation in the Sudan remains undercurrent. Agence France-Presse said that Sudanese security forces carried out mass arrests on the 27th of the people protesting the coup. Sudanese political groups are trying to organize personnel and plan a major protest this Saturday, according to sources.