Kadugli, – (SUNA) – Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Gen. Shams al-Din Kabbashi has affirmed that the military component would not sign an agreement that is not agreed upon by the political forces.
He pointed out, when addressing a mass rally today at Kadugli Stadium, that the political forces that signed the framework agreement were not sufficient and that there must be a minimum level of consensus to achieve political stability in the country.
The member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council called on all the signatories to the framework agreement to be open-hearted, show tolerance and accept the other, indicating that the framework agreement that signed by the military component and some political forces did not gain acceptance by the majority of political forces, and therefore it is not sufficient to solve the political issue in the country. He added, “It is true that we cannot bring everyone, but in the end we will get an agreement agreed upon in a degree acceptable to the Sudanese people, because there is no complete agreement”.
Gen. Kabbashi reaffirmed that the armed forces were outside the political process, recalling the covenant it made with the Sudanese people in its historic speech on the fourth of last July that it is outside the political process as it is a civil matter and that it stands at the same distance from all initiatives.
The TSC member said that the participation of the armed forces in the political process was an exceptional situation, adding that this was emphasized in the United Nations General Assembly at its 77th session. “There are some circumstances that required the armed forces to participate in this dialogue, but they will not proceed with it unless other reasonable and acceptable forces come to it”, he added.
Gen. Kabbashi stressed that any solution that comes from the framework or any other agreement, the responsibility of protecting is to be on the armed forces. He added, “If the way out is a constitution, therefore, the Armed Forces Law is concerned with protecting the constitution, so that do not come to the armed forces with an incomplete constitution drawn up by ten people and ask the armed forces to protect it. Come up with an agreed-upon constitution and the armed forces will be committed to protecting it,” stressing that the responsibility of the armed forces is to protect the constitution and secure the rule of law, democratic civil government, and protection of human rights.
The TSC member urged not to bid on the armed forces, pointing out that these principles are stipulated in the Armed Forces Law, calling for no exclusion in the political process because no one possesses instruments of forgiveness and that all Sudanese are equal in political rights, hoping that the political forces reach political consensus achieving security and stability in the country.
