Two Sudan opposition figures detained after meeting with Abiy

Abiy Ahmed & Abdul Fattah Al Burhan
Abiy Ahmed & Abdul Fattah Al Burhan

Sudanese opposition sources revealed that two Sudanese rebel leaders were arrested right after a meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who acts as a mediator in the Sudanese crisis about democratic transition of power.

Abiy called Sudan's militaryrulers and civilian opposition to practice "bravery" in trying tosettle steps towards democracy.

The Ethiopianpremier visited days after Sudanese forces stormed a protest camp outside theDefence Ministry in Khartoum where demonstrators were demanding civilian rule.Dozens of people have been killed since Monday.

A few hoursfollowing the meeting with Abiy, two opposition figures were arrested, IsmailJallab, secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North(SPLM-N), and the armed group's spokesman Mubarak Ardol.

Abiy proposed tomediate after the opposition Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF)alliance's discussions with the Transitional Military Council (TMC) over whowill lead a transition period before elections had ground to a halt, thencollapsed altogether after the raid on the protest camp., resulting in 113people killed including three members of the security services.

The arrest ofJallab and Ardol came hours after Mohammad Esmat, another DFCF member, wastaken into custody after he met with Abiy.

"This amountsto a practical response from the military council that effectively rejects theEthiopian prime minister's mediation effort," Khalid Omar Yousef, a DFCFleader, told Reuters after Esmat's arrest.

Yousef said that Abiy had proposed setting up a transitional council comprised of eight civilians and seven military officers with a rotating presidency. a secretary to the Ethiopian premier said the talks went well and that Abiy would be returning to Sudan soon.

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