SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Sudan capital witnesses limited protests against law amendments

19/7/2020: Radio Dabanga - Sudan capital witnesses limited protests against law amendments

 Radio Dabanga reports that limited demonstrations took place in Khartoum in protest against amendments of the Sudanese Penal Code which abolished laws making apostasy punishable by death, allowing Public Order police to publicly flog people, and allowing non- Muslims to drink, import and sell alcohol.

 “Hard-liner” imams threatened to overwhelm Khartoum with protests, but bridges and roads were pre-emptively closed. The few demonstrations ended peacefully without intervention by authorities.

 Radio Dabanga also note that a delegation of the Ansar El Sunna El Mohamediya group met with Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and Minister of Religious Affairs Nasreldin Mofreh to discuss the amendments.

 Hamdok reportedly asserted “the government's eagerness to preserve the heritage and values of Islam” and stressed their “respect for the Islamic principles without prejudice.”