SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan opposition warns Arab countries against interference

4/6/19: Reuters – Sudan opposition warns Arab countries against interference

 Reuters reports that one of Sudan’s main protest groups, the Democratic Alliance of Lawyers, which is part of the Sudanese Professionals Association, on Tuesday urged “some Arab countries” not to interfere in Sudanese affairs and to drop their support for the ruling military council.

The alliance’s comments appeared to be aimed at Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, who analysts say are trying to consolidate their influence in Sudan following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April.

The Democratic Alliance of Lawyers also called on foreign governments to take a stand on the security forces’ raid on a protest camp in Khartoum on Monday in which 35 people were reported to have been killed. They had been exercising their right to peaceful protest, it said.