The Sudanese prime minister was arrested and taken to an “unknown location” Monday morning by military forces after refusing to support a coup attempt.
Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan confirmed in a press conference that the military had taken over the country, following the disappearance of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, according to the New York Times.
Burhan also announced that he would be ending the 11 member Transitional Sovereignty Council, the governing body consisting of both civilian and military members. The council had been in charge of planning the 2022 elections. Burhan also announced that the Sudanese armed forces will remain in control of the country until elections take place in 2023.
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After refusing to comply with their desires, the Sudanese armed forces moved Hamdok to an “unknown location,” according to another Facebook post from the Information Ministry. Sudan’s Information Ministry announced in a Facebook post that the armed forces had placed Hamdok under house arrest while trying to coerce him into making a statement in support of the military takeover.
The Information Ministry also acknowledged that they had detained a handful of Cabinet members from the Transitional Sovereignty Council.
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Prior to the coup attack, the Sudanese Professionals Association had warned of military efforts to seize control, calling upon the citizens to protest the coup and “take to the streets,” according to a Facebook post.
On Sept. 21, the Sudanese government released an announcement that it had stopped a coup attack by the military forces. The coup attempt left 21 soldiers and officers from the military arrested.
