Sadiq al-Mahdi calls on Bashir to withdraw and "agree on the details of the transition to the new regime"

Sadiq al-Mahdi, leader of the largest opposition party in Sudan, has called on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to step down and has declared himself ready to meet opposition representatives "for hear about the details of the transition to the new regime ".

Khartoum – Sputnik. The Sudanese opposition party, the Umma National Party, on Saturday condemned the Sudanese authorities' ban on organizing a political seminar for the party at its headquarters in Omdurman, noting that the decision violated the constitution and international pacts.

"We condemn the prevention of the symposium on the memory of martyrs and solidarity with the wounded, displaced persons and detainees in an arbitrary manner, and we recognize that the security measures have prevented the holding of this symposium," he said. the Umma party, led by Imam Sadiq al-Mahdi.

The statement pointed out that the Umma party, as well as other political forces, including the forces of the Declaration of Liberty and Change, had called for a mass rally at the Umma party headquarters on Saturday night. "The organization of peaceful activities within the parties".

"Preventing citizens from expressing their positions peacefully is contrary to the Constitution and international covenants, which means that the law of exception is invalid and all actions resulting from it are nullified." declaration of war state or the face of a foreign invasion, a natural disaster or an economic collapse. "

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir recently declared the state of emergency throughout the country for a year, including banning the political activities of parties without the prior permission of official authorities.