Sudan’s military says it has presented findings of an investigation into the killing of two demonstrators at a recent rally that called for justice for victims of violence against protesters in 2019.
In a statement, the army said the results of an armed forces investigation into the events had been handed over to the Attorney General Tagelsir al-Hebr.
It added that the results include a list of soldiers suspected of involvement in Tuesday’s events and an order to lift their immunity in order to allow the General Prosecutor’s Office to initiate legal proceedings and reach final results.
In separate Media reports said that seven army personnel had been arrested and were due to be handed to prosecutors for interrogation, citing the Attorney General.
On Tuesday, several hundred protesters gathered outside the army headquarters in Khartoum to mark two years since the violent dispersal at the same location of a sit-in by the popular protest movement calling for the departure of former president Omar al-Bashir.
Tuesday’s rally was dispersed by security forces, leaving two dead and dozens injured.
In a prior incident which occurred in June of 2019, a sit-in was held in a large camp set up in front of the army headquarters which was violently dispersed by armed men in military fatigues.
This is according to doctors linked to the protest movement who said the days-long crackdown left at least 128 people dead. The generals in power at the time denied ordering the bloody dispersal and ordered an investigation into the events.
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