Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 3/29/2004
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of March 29, 2004
- The ruling party accuses al-Turabi party of planning acts of destruction, assassination
The ruling party in Sudan has accused the opposition People's Congress party, which is led by Hassan al-Turabi, and whose activities were suspended, of planning for acts of destruction and assassination by using military acts with the aim of spreading "chaos" and "instability" in the country. Sudan, Politics, 4/3/2004 - Khartoum suspends activities of the people's congress activities; Turabi will be tried over sedition
The Sudanese authorities have decided to bring the secretary general of the people's congress party, the opposition Islamic leader Hassan al-Turabi to trial over "creating sedition and instability," as well as suspension of the party's activities after detaining two leading figures and closing most of its premises in all parts of Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 4/2/2004 - Inter- Sudanese peace negotiations in Kenya extended; Turabi detained, accused of supporting Darfour's rebels
The Sudanese authorities yesterday at dawn detained the opposition Islamic figure Hassan al-Turabi and accused him of provoking tribal tension and supporting the rebels in Darfour area to the west of Sudan, while the government of Khartoum and the main rebels movement in Sudan agreed to extend their negotiations in Nivaha ( Kenya ) which was due to be concluded yesterday. Sudan, Politics, 4/1/2004 - Sudan detains 10 army officers over involving in coupe operation
A Sudanese official source announced that ten Sudanese army officers were detained under the charge of being involved in a military coupe attempt, seemed to be linked to the current conflict in Darfour. Sudan, Politics, 3/31/2004 - Khartoum: news on a coupe attempt
The Sudanese Islamic opposition figure Hassan al-Turabi yesterday announced that the Sudanese authorities detained several officials from the People's National Congress party which he presides over. Sudan, Politics, 3/30/2004