The government of Sudan: the authors of the coup were officers of the Bashir regime

The Sudanese government confirmed on Tuesday that it had controlled the urgent coup attempt and the arrest of the coup leaders.

Government spokesman, Minister of Culture and Information Hamza Balloul, announced in an official statement that the perpetrators of the coup were an army group affiliated with the previous regime, noting that the coup plot wanted to turn the clock back.

He also continued that the transitional government and regular agencies are working in complete coordination, assuring people that the situation is under full control.

Establishment of security

This came after the Sudanese army confirmed on Tuesday that it had foiled a coup attempt to seize power and rule the country.

In a statement broadcast on state television, the military said the military thwarted a coup attempt and that the security situation is stable.

In turn, Al-Taher Abu Haga, adviser to the media of the commander in head of the armed forces, stressed, according to the official news agency, that the situation is “totally under control”, adding that all participants have been arrested.

Arrest of the people involved

Furthermore, an official source from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers confirmed that the security and military authorities thwarted these moves at dawn today and that the situation is under control, adding that those involved have been arrested and are now being investigated.

The councilor for i media of the President of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, confirmed today to Al-Arabiya / Al-Hadath that the coup attempt has been thwarted.

While local sources reported that most of the officers involved in this failed coup, and who were arrested, belong to the Islamists and the remnants of the isolated party of the former regime.

It is noteworthy that military information had confirmed in earlier that a number of soldiers and armored corps officers were behind the coup attempt and that they tried to control some government institutions, including the radio building, but were confronted. It also revealed that the people involved have been arrested and the investigation is in course.

Al-Arabiya / Al-Hadath correspondent said that Major General Abdel-Baqi Bakrawi led a group of officers to check the armored corps of the Sudanese army before they were arrested.

Elements of the Sudanese army - archive

Elements of the Sudanese army – archive

Meanwhile, the attempted military coup took advantage of the tense situation of recent days in the east of the country, as previously indicated by sources in Al-Arabiya.

It also came to light of the stressful economic and living conditions in the country, amid the government’s efforts to address the crisis.

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