Sudan army chief: Ruling council ready to hand over control to an elected body
Sudan’s military ruler said the country’s Transitional
Military Council is ready to hand over control to “any authority elected by the
Sudanese people.”
“We pledge to build the new Sudan and are open to negotiations
with everyone,” said Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the
Transitional Military Council.
“It is our responsibility to listen to the demands of the
Sudanese people. We are with the Sudanese people to complete the revolution and
build the future of the country,” he added.
In a separate statement, the military council said the
protest movement would be held responsible for any violence on Sunday.
“The country is going through a serious crisis, and we will
hold the Alliance for Freedom and Change entirely responsible if any soul is
lost in the march” on Sunday, the council said.
Sunday’s mass rally will be the first attempt to mobilize
protesters after the June 3 crackdown on the protest camp outside the military
headquarters in Khartoum.
