Omar al-Bashir admits in parliament the economic crisis that triggered the demonstrations has affected a wide section of the country
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir addresses parliament in the capital Khartoum on April 1, 2019 in his first such speech since he imposed a state of emergency across the country on February 22. Picture: AFP/ASHRAF SHAZLYSudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday acknowledged that the demands of anti-government protesters are “legitimate” but said they had been expressed unlawfully, causing several deaths.
“The economic crisis has impacted a wide section of our people,” Bashir told MPs in his first speech to parliament since a state of emergency he imposed on February 22 to quell the protests. “Some political groups are trying to use this to enhance hatred among the community because of which we lost many people,” said Bashir.
But the rallies quickly escalated into nationwide demonstrations against Bashir’s iron-fisted rule of three decades.
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