Sudanese army accuses protesters of killing a soldier

March 9, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – A military intelligence sergeant was brutally killed by protesters near the presidential palace, the Sudanese army said Wednesday.

On Tuesday, near the presidential palace areas, there were widespread protests denouncing the military’s coup and calling for civilian rule. The police violently dispersed the protesters using tear gas and stun grenades.

Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Nabil Abdallah told the Sudan Tribune that Sergeant Mirghani Al-Jilly was brutally killed after being stoned.

“His body was mutilated,” he further said.

“This is an alien behaviour to the morals of the Sudanese people in their long history,” he said, adding that the search for the arrest of the accused continued.

He added, “His body was mutilated in an intrusive behaviour against the morals of the Sudanese people in its long history,” noting that the search will continue to arrest the perpetrators.

The Sovereign Council, in a separate statement, said that the sergeant who works in the intelligence of the presidential palace was found dead after the March 8 demonstrations.

This is the second time that the Sudanese authorities accuse protesters of murdering a security member.

Last January, the Sudanese police accused demonstrators of killing a brigadier while he was participating in securing the streets surrounding the palace.

Several people have been accused including a young man called Mohamed Adam Tobac but his lawyers said he was tortured before to confess the murder, and called for his release.

Also, the Resistance Committees that spearhead the protests, political parties and civil society organizations ruled out the involvement of demonstrators in such crimes.