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The organizers of the Sudanese protest demanded Monday the resignation of the new military council, while protesters continued to call for a civilian government during a sit-in in front of the army headquarters.
Thousands of protesters continued to gather to support the demands of a civilian regime, despite an apparent attempt to disperse them as a result of the ousting of veteran president Omar al-Bashir the last week.
"We want the military council to be dissolved and replaced by a civilian council composed of representatives of the army," said Mohamed Naji, senior official of the Sudanese Professionals' Association.
The organization that spearheaded several months of protests that led to the fall of Bashir also demanded the dismissal of the country's chief justice and attorney general.
The SPA's latest requests took place as the military council faced increasing public and diplomatic pressure to entrust power to a civilian administration.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for "a swift transfer of power to a civilian transitional government", during a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
"This must be followed by an inclusive and credible political process that meets the expectations of the Sudanese people for economic and political reforms," its office said in a statement.
Sissi also reiterated Egypt's support for "the will of the Sudanese Sudanese people" and said that Cairo "would not interfere in its internal affairs," according to a presidential statement.
Their comments come a day after the embbadies of Britain, the United States and Norway in Khartoum issued a joint statement calling for an "inclusive dialogue to make the transition to a civilian regime".
& # 39; We do not move & # 39;
Witnesses said soldiers were removing barricades erected by protesters as a security measure. By AHMED MUSTAFA (AFP)
Outside the complex, the crowd remained camped outside the complex, despite warnings from the SPA "of an attempt to disperse the sit-in".
"We call our people to go immediately to the sit-in zone to protect our revolution," the SPA said in a statement, without specifying who was responsible for it.
Witnesses said that several army vehicles had surrounded the area and that troops had been seen lifting the barricades that the protesters had erected as a security measure.
"I felt frustrated when they tried to break the sit-in, but I still trust the army because it's impossible for them to give up protesters," said protester Mohamed al-Fatih .
Portraits of people killed during months of gatherings covered the facades of several buildings in the area.
"As long as we do not get tangible results, we will not leave here," said protester Abdulhadi Hajj Ahmed.
A 10-member delegation representing protesters submitted a list of demands during discussions with the council on Saturday night, according to a statement from the Alliance for Freedom and Change coordination group.
But at a press conference, the council spokesperson did not respond to protesters' requests.
Shake at the top
Tens of thousands of people have been constantly mbaded in front of army headquarters since April 6th. By AHMED MUSTAFA (AFP)
The military council, however, met Sunday political parties, urging them to agree on an "independent personality" who would be prime minister, said an AFP correspondent at the meeting.
"We want to create a civil status based on freedom, justice and democracy," said a board member, Lieutenant General Ybader al-Ata, to members of several political parties.
The head of the military council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is "committed to having a complete civilian government" and urged other countries to support the council to "achieve the goal of the transition Sudanese democracy ".
Burhan promised that those involved in the killing of protesters would be held accountable and that protesters held under the state of emergency imposed by the president during his last weeks in power would released.
The SPA says Bashir is also facing justice, along with officials from his intelligence and security service (NISS), whose head of government, Salih Ghosh, resigned on Saturday.
As part of the reshuffle at the top, a new NISS leader and Chief of the Defense Staff have been appointed.
Bashir led Sudan with an iron fist for 30 years before being sacked last week as a result of mbad protests that have shaken the country since December.
The SPA also called for the confiscation of properties belonging to the party of the deposed President's National Congress and the release of the soldiers who sided with their movement.
On the evening of Sunday, the military council announced the creation of a committee to register the properties of the NCP and take control.
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