The Sudanese authorities announced their acceptance of the Attorney General’s resignation and relieved the Chief Justice from her position, paving the way for a new phase of justice in the country.
Khartoum: Altaghyeer
The Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) announced the acceptance of the Sudanese Public Prosecutor Taj as-Sir al-Hibr’s resignation, and removal of the Chief Justice Nemat Abdallah.
The Council held its periodic meeting at the Republican Palace, headed by Deputy Chairman of TSC, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemeti), on Monday.
TSC spokesman, Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman, revealed that al-Hibr had submitted his resignation several times before, and this time the Council had to tend to his desire at his urgency and insistence.
However, al-Faki was reserved about giving clarifications regarding the Chief Justice’s removal or what prompted the Attorney General’s resignation.
Public Frustrations
Popular calls for the sacking of the Attorney General and the Chief Justice have grown in recent times due to slow judicial processing.
Al-Hibr had also engaged in media debates and discussions with the Empowerment Dismantling Committee.
Skirmishes between the two parties reached the point of some of the Committee’s members being arrested.
Several statements by Al-Hibr also aroused the ire of the Sudanese revolutionaries.
The last of which was the army’s acquittal of the murder of two young men on the anniversary of the military headquarters’ massacre, before the end of the investigations.
Al-Faki stated that the decisions issued by the Council were based on Chapter Four of the Constitutional Charter.
The Charter assigned the chief justice to the Supreme Court judges, and the president and members of the Constitutional Court, after their nomination by the Supreme Judicial Council.
Al-Faki stated that until the High Judicial Council is formed, the TSC has the right to appoint the Chief justice and the Attorney General.
The Constitutional Charter states: “The Council is to confirm the appointment of the Prosecutor-General after his nomination by the Supreme Council of the Public Prosecution”.
“Until the Supreme Prosecutorial Council is reconstituted, the Prosecutor-General shall be appointed by the Sovereignty Council.”
