Two experts from Sudan, in their commentary to Sky News Arabia, convey some of these accusations, as well as the reasons and repercussions of the request for evidence he made to the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Friday.
Accusations and shock
In his letter to Guterres, Al-Burhan accused the UN special envoy, Volker Peretz, of having contributed, with his “biased” behavior and his “misleading” style, to the outbreak of the bloody conflict of April 15.
Al-Burhan said that Peretz, in his reports, practiced “misinformation and fraud by claiming consensus on the framework agreement”, which he “imposed by dishonest means and methods” and “led to rebellion and military clashes”.
He felt that Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo “Hamidti”, the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, would not have done what he did “if he had not received signs of assurance and encouragement from other parties”, including the international envoy.
For his part, the Secretary General of the United Nations said he was “shocked by the message” and renewed his confidence in him, saying he was “proud of the work done by Volker Peretz”, according to a press release from his spokesperson, Stéphane. Dujarric.
Accused of neglecting the UN
In his interview with “Sky News Arabia”, Sudanese writer and political analyst Muhammad Elias described Al-Burhan’s request as “shocking and floundering”, and said it came “without any reason”.
According to Elias’ assessment, the international envoy did not go beyond his duties or his powers, and that Al-Burhan “wants the absence of the United Nations to do what he wants in the country, monopolize power, and with it his Brotherhood allies,” he said.
In his words, “the situation in Sudan is now out of control, the country is torn apart by war and displacement, and extremist groups are emerging that want to return to power through evidence.”
According to the political researcher, civilians tried to communicate with Al-Burhan to get an agreement, but the latter wanted to start the war and control the country through a “military coup and then fight the Rapid Support Forces”.
Framework agreement engineer?
On the other hand, the Sudanese strategic expert, Babiker Youssef, agrees with Al-Burhan that the international envoy is the reason for the outbreak of fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, because he is “the ‘architect of the framework agreement which is the beginning of the dispute between Al-Burhan and Hamidti and the parties behind him, including the Forces for Freedom and Change.’, according to his opinion.
He explains to “Sky News Arabia” that the agreement sets the guidelines for a transition process without any timetable; Even qualified as “obscure”.
Al-Burhan sees the “freedom and change” forces as the political wing and incubator of the Rapid Support Forces, according to Youssef, noting that the framework agreement “came with a lack of agreement between the political components , and the coordinated UN envoy behind the demands of the forces of freedom and change that threatened to force through the deal or war.”
The agreement ran into an obstacle that contributed to widening the rift between Al-Burhan and Hamidti, namely the integration of the Rapid Support Forces into the regular army, which led to the conflict that erupted at the half April.
In addition, many opponents of the agreement see it as a “secular program” against the Islamist trend, according to Babiker Youssef.
“popular demand”
Babiker Youssef adds to the above that Al-Burhan’s request to change the international envoy is “supported by popular demands”, citing protests calling for Peretz’s departure in Khartoum and Port Sudan.
On the other hand, Muhammad Elias confirms that the Brotherhood and the extremists are behind these demonstrations, to return to power.
Since April 15, the conflict has killed more than 800 people, displaced more than a million inside and outside the country and destroyed basic services in the capital.
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