Sudan investigates attacks by prohibited projectiles on protesters

December 27, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s General Attorney on Tuesday formed a committee to investigate the use of tear gas projectiles filled with pebbles, nails and glass against protesters.

Two protesters were killed by “Oblin” projectiles on November 23, 24. Also, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) regularly reports cases of protesters injured by this projectile including one who lost his eye.

Sudanese lawyers and doctors called to end the use of this prohibited weapon against protesters. Sudanese lawyer Mez Hadrat a Sudanese lawyer and human rights activist filed a memorandum to the general attorney to investigate the use of the banned projectile.

” Today, December 27, 2022, the Attorney General’s Office informed me by phone that our request had been accepted and that a committee of inquiry headed by Tahir Abdel Rahman, Chief Prosecutor of Martyr’s office, had been formed,” Hadrat said in a statement seen by Sudan Tribune.

Speaking to Sudan Tribune, Hadrat stressed that “the memorandum had been filled in light of the significant increase in deaths and injuries caused by the dangerous projectile”.

In a joint statement issued on December 3, the Unified Office of Doctors which gathers CCSD and other medical groups, called to immediately end the use of Oblin projectile and urged the rights group to take the needed legal measures to hold the military government accountable for its crimes.

The leaders of the military component and the political forces signed a framework agreement which provides to end the use of violence against the anti-coup protesters.

however, the security forces continue to use excessive violence against protesters.

CCSD reports that the police did not stop the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, stun grenades and vehicle ramming attacks against protesters.

According to the medical group, 42 people have been wounded by the police during the latest protests on December 26.

(ST)