Al Arabiya – The crime situation in Khartoum has returned to pre-war levels, according to Sudanese Interior Minister Babiker Samra, who attributed the result to the police’s restoration of internal control and the continuation of operations to restore order in government-held areas.
Samra stated that no military desertions have been reported and that both irregular settlements and cases of groups or individuals impersonating official forces have been quickly addressed. He also ruled out the presence of arms trafficking in Khartoum and other “liberated” areas.
On the eastern front, the minister stated that no Sudanese forces have crossed the border to attack Ethiopia and that Khartoum’s forces remain in control of the border area. He also denied entry into Sudan to refugees or Ethiopian soldiers following the recent clashes.
The authorities, he added, are also cracking down on drug trafficking, particularly attempts to smuggle narcotics into the country under the guise of medicines. According to Samra, those arrested for drug-related offenses have no ties to the army or allied forces.
The minister also reported that the directive from army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to issue passports to wanted Sudanese citizens abroad has been implemented. Approximately 19,000 prisoners have been freed during the war; so far, approximately 1,000 fugitives have been re-arrested and returned to prison, while many others are said to have joined militias.
Finally, the government is pursuing a plan to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Sudanese citizens held in Egypt, Libya, and Uganda to Sudan free of charge.
Sudan’s Khartoum crime levels return to pre-war levels, minister tells Al Arabiya English
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