Investigation committee over Sudan’s sit-in dispersal case sworn in
Members of a Sudanese committee that was established to investigate the case of dispersing protesters in front of the army’s headquarters were sworn in on Wednesday before the country’s prime minister and chief justice.
Sudanese Justice Minister Nasr-Eddin Abdul-Bari and Attorney General Taj Al-Sir Ali Al-Hebr were also present at the oath-taking ceremony.
Speaking to reporters after the ceremony, Nabeel Adib, head of the independent investigation committee, vowed to carry out their work with complete integrity, transparency and impartiality.
“This task is not political, but semi-judicial,” said Adib, expressing hope that the task would be performed with honesty and integrity.
On Sept. 21, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok issued a decision to form an independent committee to investigate the case of dispersing a sit-in in front of the army’s general headquarters on June 3.
The committee is comprised of seven members, including a supreme court judge, and representatives from justice, defense and interior ministries, as well as an independent national and two independent lawyers.
In August, Sudan’s Transitional Military Council and the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance signed a political declaration on governing the transitional period in the country.
The declaration stipulated the formation of an independent committee to investigate the June 3 case and other allegedly violent incidents.
