SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources - Sudan transitional military council press conference

14/4/19: Multiple sources – Sudan transitional military council press conference

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A statement by the spokesman of Sudan's transitional military council (TMC), Shams El Din Kabbashi, revealed that a raft of TMC decisions, announcements and promises.  

 Abu Bakr Mustafa will replace Salah Gosh as the head of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), with defence minister Awad Ibn Auf removed from his role. Sudan’s ambassadors to the US and the UN were dismissed as diplomatic missions were under review.

 Kabbashi also announced that former government members were detained for corruption, with a committee formed to fight it. Media restrictions were also lifted, and police and security officers detained for supporting protesters were released.

Kabbashi also promised the formation of a civilian government , with opposition and protest groups appointing a prime minister.