Sudan to declare formation of constitutional and political institution

The Assistant of the Sudanese President for the Affairs of the South, Dr. Barak Mushar, said that the government will announce next Thursday the formation of political and constitutional institutions in the Sudanese South according to the Agreement of Khartoum, which was reached by the Sudanese government with some southern factions.

Mushar delivered to President Omar Al Bashir a list of the candidates who will participate in the election of the ruling positions in the southern provinces. Mushar also delivered the rules and regulations of the parliamentary councils in these provinces to Bashir.

Mushar said that he gave Al Bashir a list of 30 names. He also added that he had long discussions with southern politicians before preparing the list and sheet containing the rules and regulations.

Meanwhile, the Khartoum-based Islamic Teaching Organization (ITO) made many contacts with international and UN organizations in order to convince the Ugandan authorities to release 4 Sudanese who were running the ITO and 3 other charity societies in Kampala.

The Ugandan government had arrested the director of the ITO in Kampala, Abdel Rahman Abdalla, also Abdul Rahman Nor Al Din, Abdalla Edris, and Salah Al Dor were arrested.