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Protesters celebrate concessions made by Sudan's new military council on Saturday. By AHMED MUSTAFA (AFP)
The new Sudanese authorities must investigate the role of the former spy leader in the killing of protesters during protests that lasted several months and preceded the fall of President Omar al-Bashir, said Amnesty International.
Salih Ghosh – the head of the National Security and Intelligence Service (NISS), a dreaded terrorist in Sudan – resigned from his post on Saturday, two days after the fall of President al-Bashir.
He had overseen a mbadive crackdown by NISS agents against protesters.
"It is crucial that the new Sudanese authorities investigate the role of Salih Ghosh in the killing of many Sudanese protesters over the past four months," Amnesty said in a statement on Saturday.
The first protests against the Bashir regime broke out in mid-December, when the government announced that the price of bread would be multiplied by three.
The human rights group said that "allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and other human rights violations under" under the supervision of Ghosh from the intelligence services should also be the subject of an investigation.
Bashir appointed Ghosh NISS leader in February 2018 for his second term, after the end of his first term in August 2009.
Ghosh had been working intermittently for the NISS since the 1989 coup that brought Bashir to power, according to Sudanese media.
He was credited with making the organization one of the most important pillars of the Bashir regime before his dismissal ten years ago.
He was later imprisoned for attempting to prepare a coup d'etat, but no evidence was found against him and Bashir forgave him.
Over the years, the NISS has overseen repeated crackdowns against government opponents and the media.
Its agents have frequently confiscated all newspaper prints criticizing government policy or reporting demonstrations.
"The new Sudanese authorities must address past human rights violations and undertake the much-needed reforms to ensure that these heinous crimes do not happen again," Amnesty said.
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