Mohammed Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf says a pre-election transition period will last two years at most or much less if chaos can be avoided
Sudanese soldiers stand guard outside the military headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 12 2019 as protesters gather in the streets of the capital and continue to rally demanding a civilian body to lead the transition to democracy. Picture: AFP
The council also announced that it would not extradite Bashir to face allegations of genocide at the international war crimes court. Instead, he would go on trial in Sudan. Demonstrators who have been holding almost daily anti-Bashir protests have rejected the decision to set up a transitional military council and vowed to continue protests until a civilian government is established.
Activists wearing yellow vests controlled traffic around the compound on Friday morning and managed foot traffic to and from the sit-in, a Reuters witness said. They also blocked a major bridge in central Khartoum.World powers, including the US and Britain, said they supported a peaceful and democratic transition sooner than two years.
The political committee will meet political parties and foreign diplomats during the course of Friday, state media reported.
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