Families Seek Justice for Victims of June 2019 Crackdown in Khartoum

KHARTOUM - Sudanese investigators recently questioned top military chiefs on the ruling Sovereign Council about a deadly June 2019 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. But right defenders and relatives of victims doubt the generals will ever face justice.  

Those being investigated include the head of the ruling Sovereign Council, General Abdelfatah al-Burhan, and the head of the controversial Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who rights groups blame for the violent dispersal that left more than 120 people dead.    A special investigation committee was formed in October 2019 and 3,000 witnesses provided testimony to the committee.    In a televised interview, the chief of the committee, Nabeel Adeeb, confirmed the investigations with military generals.