Two years ago in Sudan, a revolution led to the fall of President Omar al-Bashir after 30 years of rule. In Atbara, a small town in the north of the country that was the epicenter of the revolution, members of NISS, the dismissed president’s security services, have been on trial for the murder of protesters.
as reported from Sudan, Eliott Brachet
In front of the court, about fifty protesters demand the death penalty for the members of al-Bashir, today on the bridge. For Said Ahmad, justice must be done: “We pray that these men will be hanged. Justice is required for the martyrs. I’m optimistic. This is the first time in my life that I have seen officers from the security services who must be in charge. “
In December 2018, at the beginning of the revolution, Said Ahmad, a medical student, was arrested and imprisoned for three days. “Today we have more freedom, not as before,” he states. Two years ago, if we had gathered like this, men would have gotten out of the pickup and hit or shot us. Today we are in transition, the elections are coming. The country is moving forward, there are improvements. ”
Impunity is still present for some
But for Badreddin Omar, impunity still prevails, especially with regard to the bloody spread of the sitting in Khartoum on June 3, 2019. “It is the biggest crime, and it happened when Bashir had already fallen. This is the problem, those responsible for the massacre have the power. They will not be judged. The martyrs of Qyiadah have gone unpunished. We remain mobilized and we are waiting to see what will be the conclusions of the committee of inquiry on 3 June. Without it, we can not talk about real justice in Sudan. “
Two years ago, Badreddin was among those who boarded a train from Atbara to the capital to support the revolution. They demanded a 100% civilian government and today condemn the military’s dominance over power.
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