Sudan: Figures of Bashir’s Regime Challenge Law to Dissolve National Congress Party

Sudanese protesters calling for toppling the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir (File photo: AFP)
Sudanese protesters calling for toppling the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir (File photo: AFP)
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Sudan: Figures of Bashir’s Regime Challenge Law to Dissolve National Congress Party

Sudanese protesters calling for toppling the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir (File photo: AFP)
Sudanese protesters calling for toppling the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir (File photo: AFP)

Former Foreign Minister and head of the National Congress Party Ibrahim Ghandour challenged the government by defying the law that bans former members of the party from political activity.

Ghandour announced that a law established by a political group will not deter the party members from exercising their rights.

He asserted in a Facebook post: “Our rights are not granted by anyone, and we are fully prepared to pay the price for those rights, be it prison or any other.”

Authorities established a law allowing the imprisonment of members of the former ruling party who are involved in politics.

Sudanese authorities imprisoned ousted president Omar al-Bashir in Kober, along with top figures of his party on charges of military coup, criminal participation in the murder of demonstrators, and financial corruption.

In November, the government issued a law to dismantle the system built by Bashir, confiscating its properties and banning its leadership activities.

Bashir is being investigated for his role in the 1989 coup that brought him to power, as well as the serious violations of human rights during his mandate and the involvement of his most prominent leaders in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Darfur.

A top official of the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF), Youssef Seddik, indicated that the revolution broke out against Bashir’s regime, which came to power with a military coup against the country's democratic system.

Seddik recalled how during Bashir’s ruling, restrictions were the worst on freedoms and human rights.

He noted that the National Congress Party was tried under the law "dismantling the rescue system" and banning its political activities.

Based on the law, any member of the party who is proven to have been involved in crimes against the Sudanese people will be prosecuted, according to Seddik.

Despite legal restrictions that prevent the Congress Party from engaging in any political activity, it has been organizing protests calling to overthrow the transitional government. Authorities have not taken any actions against the protesters, so far.

The head of the DFCF Executive Office, Babikir Faisal, explained that according to the constitutional document ruling the transitional period and the law to dismantle the system, the National Congress is an illegal entity and should not be allowed to engage in political action.

Faisal indicated that authorities have failed to arrest all figures of the former regime, and those who speak for the dissolved party. He added that the Public Prosecutor should have applied the law to anyone who breaks it, as was the case with Ibrahim Ghandour, who spoke on behalf of the party.

A DFCF top official accused the government of failing to firmly deal with the officials of the former regime and arresting them.

The official, who preferred not to be named, said that the protests toppled the regime over a year ago, and despite that, authorities have not been able to bring figures of the former regime to trial for their crimes.

He noted that the dissolution of the National Congress Party is the most important demand of the Sudanese people that took it to the streets and toppled Bashir’s regime.



UN Says ‘Deliberate’ Choices ‘Systematically’ Depriving Gazans

04 June 2025, Palestinian Territories, Nusirat: Displaced Palestinians gather in a charity kitchen to receive aid amid a shortage of food, in Nuseirat refugee camp. (Belal Abu Amer/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa)
04 June 2025, Palestinian Territories, Nusirat: Displaced Palestinians gather in a charity kitchen to receive aid amid a shortage of food, in Nuseirat refugee camp. (Belal Abu Amer/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa)
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UN Says ‘Deliberate’ Choices ‘Systematically’ Depriving Gazans

04 June 2025, Palestinian Territories, Nusirat: Displaced Palestinians gather in a charity kitchen to receive aid amid a shortage of food, in Nuseirat refugee camp. (Belal Abu Amer/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa)
04 June 2025, Palestinian Territories, Nusirat: Displaced Palestinians gather in a charity kitchen to receive aid amid a shortage of food, in Nuseirat refugee camp. (Belal Abu Amer/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa)

The UN aid chief said Wednesday that recent "horrifying scenes" of Gazans being killed while seeking food aid were the result of "deliberate choices that have systematically deprived" them of essentials to survive.

A US and Israeli-backed group operating aid sites in the Gaza Strip announced the temporary closure of its facilities on Wednesday, with the Israeli army warning that roads leading to distribution centers were "considered combat zones".

The announcement by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation follows a string of deadly incidents near the distribution sites it operates.

On Tuesday, 27 people were killed in southern Gaza when Israeli troops opened fire near a GHF aid site, with the military saying the incident was under investigation.

"The world is watching, day after day, horrifying scenes of Palestinians being shot, wounded or killed in Gaza while simply trying to eat," UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said in a statement.

"Emergency medical teams have confirmed treating hundreds of trauma cases. Yesterday alone, dozens were declared dead at hospitals after Israeli forces said they had opened fire.

"This is the outcome of a series of deliberate choices that have systematically deprived two million people of the essentials they need to survive."

He echoed the call by UN chief Antonio Guterres for immediate independent investigations, saying they were not isolated incidents, and the perpetrators must be held accountable.

"No-one should have to risk their life to feed their children," said Fletcher.

The GHF began operations a week ago, but the UN and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with it over concerns it was designed to cater to Israeli military objectives.

Meanwhile the United Nations has described the amount of aid allowed into Gaza, after Israel partially lifted a more than two-month total blockade, as a trickle.

"We must be allowed to do our jobs: we have the teams, the plan, the supplies and the experience," said Fletcher, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.

"Open the crossings -- all of them. Let in life-saving aid at scale, from all directions. Lift the restrictions on what and how much aid we can bring in.

"Ensure our convoys aren't held up by delays and denials. Release the hostages. Implement the ceasefire."