Sudanese military and law enforcement officers began arresting civilian officials after meeting Humduk and General Abdel Fatthaj al-Burkhan – the head of the sovereign council, which was formed as the highest governing body of the country a few months after the overthrow of al-Bashir.
Humduk and his closest adviser are placed under house arrest. Several ministers are detained, leaders of political parties, as well as Governor Hartuma Ayman Nimir and a representative of civil power in the sovereign Council Mohammed Al-Fiki.
In Khartoum, the Internet and mobile communications, stationary phones, according to the Al Arabiya TV channel, do not work either. The army blocked entry into the capital, bridges and central streets, the car movement in the city is completely discontinued. The military took control of the building of the State Radio and Television of Sudan. Hartoum Airport is also blocked. Flights in it, according to Al Arabiya, stopped two days ago.
Humduk Shortly before the room under house arrest distributed a call to supporters through the Ministry of Information to “go outside, to protect the revolution, but adhere to the peaceful character of the protests.”
The Union of Medical Workers of the country announced a strike (doctors will assist only in “emergency cases)”, as well as the withdrawal of all personnel from military hospitals. Al Arabiya TV channel reports that 12 people received firearms in collisions of protesters with security forces in Khartoum. Thousands of Sudanese fell at sunrise on the streets of Khartoum and his Omdurman satellite city in protest against the military attempt to seize the full power in the country. People blocked the streets by burning tires, chanting the slogans in support of civil forces. In addition, the demonstrators are trying to break through the barriers put up at the night clock.
Chairman of the Sovean Council of the Sovereign Council, General of the Army Abdel Fatti Al-Burkhan, made an appeal to the nation, declaring the dissolution of both the governing structure and the government. The general announced the suspension of a number of articles of the Constitutional Declaration, which was signed by representatives of military and civil forces in 2019 to become a legislative base for a transitional three-year period. In addition, Al-Burkhan promised the Sudanese to hold parliamentary elections and create a new independent government. The head of Sudan called the army response to the youth revolution that occurred in the country.