By Theodore Jones –
Sudanese security forces have detained Al Jazeera TV’s bureau chief in Sudan, the network announced on Sunday, a day after the latest crackdown on anti-coup protestors left at least six people dead.
According to a medics’ union, two teenagers were among those slain.
Five people were killed by gunfire, while one died from “tear gas suffocation,” according to medics, who have reported a total of 21 deaths since the coup nearly three weeks ago.
The army’s power grab on October 25 has stymied the country’s transition to complete civilian administration, generated international censure, and sparked daily protests.
The European Union demanded on Sunday that the junta “return to the road of a fair and open engagement with civilians,” and that “all detainees, including journalists” seized since the coup be released.
“Security forces stormed and detained Al-Musalami al-Kabbashi, the Al Jazeera bureau chief in Sudan,” the network announced on Twitter without providing any details.
Sudan has a long history of military coups, enjoying only rare interludes of democratic rule since independence in 1956.
“Over 50 people were arrested during the protests on Saturday,” lawyer Enaam Attik said Sunday. “Prosecutors ordered their release, but the police have taken them to an unknown location.”
Culled from : theeastafrican.co.ke
