Sudanese security storms opposition party premises in West Darfur
January 31, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The opposition Sudanese Congress Party (SCoP) said that National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) on Saturday has stormed its headquarters in the capital of West Darfur state, El-Ginaina and arrested several students.
The statement described NISS’s move as “normal”, saying it continues to place itself above the law when it comes to suppress political forces.
The opposition party added that the move come in the wake of a sit-in carried out by the students of the University of El-Ginaina due to the deterioration of services, pointing that several students were detained.
The SCoP emphasised its determination to develop and activate the “Sudan Call” charter in order to topple the regime and establish a home country that accommodates its entire people.
On 3 December, Sudanese political and rebel forces and civil society organisations signed in Addis Ababa the “Sudan Call” for the end of war, dismantlement of the one-party state, achievement of a comprehensive peace and democratic transition in the country.
In April 2014, NISS raided SCoP’s headquarters in the town of Al-Nuhud in West Kordofan state to prevent a public rally.
Also an unidentified group of armed men stormed SCoP’s headquarters in Omdurman last July and assaulted several party members.
Sudanese authorities arrested SCoP leader Ibrahim al-Sheikh last June in al-Nuhud after publicly denouncing the government militia known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and accused its members of committing abuses against civilians in conflict zones.
SCoP, which is a member of the opposition alliance of the National Consensus Forces (NCF), refuses to participate in the national dialogue initiative launched by Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir last year. It also calls for a boycott of the general elections scheduled for April.
(ST)