SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Sudan anti-corruption committee orders criminal proceedings

12/2/2021: Radio Dabanga - Sudan anti-corruption committee orders criminal proceedings

 Radio Dabanga report that the committee responsible for dismantling the remnants of al-Bashir’s regime – the Empowerment Elimination, Anti-Corruption, and Funds Recovery Committee said it has gathered sufficient information about the activities of members of the regime.

The Committee issued a directive to its state branches to take criminal procedures via the Public Prosecution according to the Empowerment Elimination 2019 Act amended 2020, Counter-Terrorism and Money Laundering 2014 Act and the Criminal Code 1991 amended 2020. According to the statement, the information relates to acts of burning, robbing, and terrorising unarmed people.

Committee deputy Mohamed al-Faki said: “people are still waiting for large files inherited from the defunct regime [to be made public]”.

 Empowerment (tamkin) is the term with which the ousted government of Omar Al Bashir supported its affiliates in state affairs by granting them far-going privileges, including government functions and the setting-up of various companies.