The Sudanese Public Prosecution accuses Hamdok of “incitement to war”

Sudan – The Sudanese Public Prosecution accused former Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok of “inciting war against the state” and charged him with other charges that could carry a death penalty.

Yesterday, Wednesday, the Public Prosecution in Sudan announced the registration of criminal cases in the Port Sudan City Prosecution against 17 leaders of the Civil Forces Coordination “Taqadum” calling for an end to the war in the country, including Abdullah Hamdok, and the leaders of the coordination, whose punishment may reach death.

The lawsuits launched by the Public Prosecution against the leaders of the civil forces are related to “undermining the constitutional order” and “committing crimes against humanity,” at a time when “Taqadum,” which includes political and civil forces and professional entities, is pressing towards “stopping the war through peaceful means.” .

Last August, the National War Crimes Commission, a committee formed by the head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, registered cases by the Port Sudan Prosecution Office in eastern Sudan against the leaders of the Coordination of Democratic and Civil Forces, and the memorandum included a number of prominent political leaders.

Hamdok has been holding talks for several months with Sudanese and regional figures in an attempt to end the war in the country.

The war broke out between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in April 2023 after weeks of tension between the two parties due to disagreements over plans to integrate the Rapid Support Forces into the army forces, at a time when the military and civilian parties were putting the final touches on an internationally supported political process.

The war in Sudan has claimed thousands of lives and displaced more than 8.5 million people, according to the United Nations.

Source: AFP + Sudan News