Sudan Military Leader blame politicians for Coup attempt

Sudanese military leaders have accused civilian politicians of opening the door to a coup attempt.

Speaking at a military graduation in Omdurman, head of the Sovereign Council, Abdel al-Burhan, accused the civilian politicians of seeking personal gains and forgetting the aims of the revolution.

Under an August 2019 power-sharing deal in the wake of the overthrow of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is ruled by a joint military and civilian body known as the sovereign council that is tasked with overseeing a transition to full civilian rule.

However, the threat of a power grab appeared to have escalated the tensions between the military and civilian partners in Sudan’s transitional government.