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Africa Horn

Sudan files lawsuits against 12 alleged mercenaries, says spokesperson - Sudan Tribune

2024-08-24

[SUDANTRIBUNE] Sudan
Sudan

...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
has filed lawsuits against 12 alleged mercenaries from African and Arab countries, a government spokesperson said on Thursday, as the conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enters its fifth month.

The government accuses the RSF of using mercenaries from neighbouring countries in the conflict that erupted on April 15.

''Cases have been opened against 12 foreign mercenaries — and they will be tried later,'' Information Minister and government spokesperson Graham Abdel Gadir said.

He added that the public prosecutor has registered 15,868 cases against RSF leaders and members and issued arrest warrants for 16 of their collaborators.

In April, arrest warrants were issued for former Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and 16 other opposition leaders, accused of inciting war against the state. The coalition described the charges as malicious.

Abdel Gadir also said the RSF released 19,481 inmates from more than 39 prisons, leading to violations against civilians and looting.

Posted by:Fred

#2 ^ Say what you want about al-Bashir, but you could land small aircraft on those shoulder boards

Posted by: Frank G 2024-08-24 08:21

#1 he Wagner Group began its deployments in Sudan during the rule of former President Omar al-Bashir, who was forced from power in 2019 during large-scale protests.
Fearing that his rule was shaky, al-Bashir travelled to Russia in 2017 to meet with President Vladimir Putin and pitch Sudan to him as Russia’s “gateway to Africa” in return for Russian support. A short time later, Meroe Gold, a new mining company owned by the Russian company M Invest, began bringing Russian experts into Sudan, Africa’s third-largest producer of gold.
In 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned M Invest and Meroe Gold, saying that its investigations had revealed that M Invest was a cover for the Wagner Group.
Sudan: The Wagner Group was “primarily aimed at guarding mineral resources, particularly gold mining resources, and acting as a support force for the Bashir government in terms of protecting it from international opposition”, Samuel Ramadi, author of the book Russia in Africa, told Al Jazeera.

Posted by: Sligum Hupomoling9524 2024-08-24 08:09

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