Tamazuj group storms police station in Khartoum
March 12, 2023 (KHARTOUM) – An armed movement and the Sudanese police traded accusations in Khartoum after an attack on a police station in Khartoum on Sunday.
The group says the security forces assaulted one of its leaders, while the police accused the former of attacking a police station to release a number of detainees.
On Sunday, the Third Front Movement, “Tamazuj”, said that one of its generals and member of the Security Arrangements Sub-Committee, Hussein Jaqud Wadi, came to the police station in Khartoum to investigate the circumstances of the arrest of a vehicle belonging to the movement.
Tamazuj said that the police requested Wadi to evacuate his guards to the outside of the police station.
“After the guards left, a group of police officers assaulted him severely beat him and broke his right leg. In addition, they attacked his personal guards,” reads a statement issued by the group.
Tamazuj is a controversial group that was unknown before the Juba peace agreement. The signatory group was involved in some attacks in Khartoum. Also, it was accused of being involved in tribal clashes in West Darfur.
Sudan Tribune sought to get a comment from the police spokesman but he refused to comment on the incident. Also, the police did not issue a statement on the incident.
In an internal note leaked to the media, the police said that anti-car theft police arrested Wadi driving a suspected vehicle but he resisted the police and attempted to kill a policeman officer inside the police car.
“Tamazuj forces stormed the Northern Police Section and surrounded the section using one armed vehicle and 8 small vehicles. They fired air rifles and took the suspects away,” further says the note seen by Sudan Tribune.
Since the signing of the Juba peace agreement, several similar incidents occurred in the capital between the armed groups and the security forces.
In line with the peace agreement, the combatants of the former rebel groups have to remain in their cantonment sites. Also, the former rebel leaders were authorized to have a small protection force.
However, the armed groups have more than agreed troops in the capital.
(ST)