Thousands of people took to the streets across Sudan to protest against the military takeover, demanding a return to a civilian-led government.
Sudan’s security forces closed the main bridges in the capital city of Khartoum, in conjunction with calls for mass demonstrations on 30 October.
The demonstrations came while calls continued from the United States, the European Union and the United Nations to the Sudanese army to refrain from suppressing the protesters.
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said three protesters were killed and 38 others injured in clashes with security forces in the capital Khartoum’.
Last week, Sudan’s top General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, declared a nationwide state of emergency, dissolving the Sovereignty Council and the cabinet.
Several union bodies, political parties and resistance committees had set Saturday as the date for the “march of millions” to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government.
The demonstrators chanted “this country is ours, and our government is civilian”.
The demonstrations were called by the Sudanese Professionals’ Association and “Resistance Committees.”
The Sudanese Professionals Association said in a statement that the protests aim to restore the civilian government and hold the military accountable.
On the other hand, Al-Burhan said that there is no objection to peaceful demonstration, and it is a guaranteed and legitimate right. He added in media statements that the security forces would not interfere as long as the demonstrations were peaceful.
Al-Burhan noted that the fate of the officials who were arrested after the dissolution of the Sovereignty Council and the cabinet will be determined by a legal committee, adding that whoever is not proven guilty will be released.
Moreover, Al-Burhan said that ex-prime minister Abdalla Hamdok is the one who determines his political future.
He noted that he wanted Hamdok to establish a “transition that meets the people’s desire away from political strife.”
Burhan has said he removed the cabinet to avert civil war after civilian politicians stoked hostility to the armed forces.
Meanwhile, international and Arab reactions continued, expressing concern about the political developments in Sudan.
