Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al Burhan dismisses Western threats of sanctions related to anti-coup protests crackdown, says meetings between Sudanese and Israeli officials were part of security cooperation rather than political
Abdel Fattah al Burhan led a military coup on October 25 that ended a partnership between the army and civilian parties which was meant to lead to democratic elections, leading to months of protests as well as Western condemnation.
Prior to the coup, the military had led steps to reach an agreement in late 2020 to normalise relations with Israel, a move also made by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco. In his first interview on state television since the coup, Burhan said Washington was receiving inaccurate information.Sudan denounces Western criticism of arrestsBurhan said he took personal responsibility for investigations of protester deaths and that five or six were ongoing. But he added that there were suspicions of involvement by "outside groups," without elaborating.
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