Sudan Protesters Go After Al Bashir’s sympathisers

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Organizers of mass protests in Sudan have told reporters they want the full dismantling of the “deep state” left behind by ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.

As Sudan’s military announced at lunchtime on Thursday that it had finally unseated President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, a brief burst of joy exploded outside the military headquarters in Khartoum where huge throngs of protesters had massed.

But protesters remained camped outside army HQ in the capital, Khartoum, demanding a civilian administration.

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Nearly four months of protest, dozens of deaths at the hands of the security forces and endless chants of “revolution!” had finally come to this: the ouster of the despised leader who had ruled their vast country, plagued by famine and war, for 30 years.

But the euphoria quickly soured when the protesters realized who had replaced Mr. al-Bashir.

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The somber man reading the speech on television was Lt. Gen. Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf, the defense minister and a confidant of Mr. al-Bashir. General Ibn Auf, like Mr. al-Bashir, had been accused of perpetrating war crimes in Sudan’s western region of Darfur.

A spokesperson said leaders of the past regime should be put on trial.

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