Turabi says PCP relationship with SPLM stronger than ones with
Khartoum government
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July 21, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s Islamist opposition leader Hassan
Al-Turabi praised the strong relations between his party and the South
Sudanese ruling SPLM, and expressed hopes that the two countries will
reunite in the future.
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Leading Sudanese opposition figure Hassan al-Turabi gestures during an
interview in Khartoum October 3, 2012 (REUTERS)
The Secretary General of the Popular Congress Party (PCP), who was
addressing a leadership meeting last Friday, said his party’s
relationship with the SPLM is stronger than the ones they have with
the Khartoum government.
He expressed hope that relations with South Sudan remain strong
despite the secession of July 2011, and to see visits between the two
sides continue “even though people who went there were sent to jail
(by the Sudanese authorities)”.
The Islamists leader was alluding to the 6-month detention of his
deputy Ibrahim Al-Sanosi by the security service after a visit to Juba
to meet with the rebel leaders in December 2011.
Turabi further predicted that the north and south will unite once
again in the future under a democratic system, noting that the border
between the two countries is very active unlike border areas with
other neighbours.
Relations between Khartoum and Juba are marred by disputes over a
number of issues left unresolved despite the independence of South
Sudan in July 2011.
The two countries also trade accusations of support to rebel groups
and Khartoum recently decided to stop the flow of South Sudan’s crude
to the international market, in reprisal.
Turabi was once described as godfather of the Sudanese Islamist regime
but following a political falling out with Bashir and his deputy Ali
Osman Taha in 1999, he formed his own party and become a fierce
opponent of the regime.
The Islamist leader said that all the political parties agreed to
overthrow Bashir regime through a popular revolution.
He, however, warned against using military means, stressing the
importance of arranging for the post-regime phase in order to prevent
the occurrence of crisis similar to the ones faced by Egypt after the
overthrow of Mubarak regime.
Sudan’s main political opposition parties are at odds with rebel plans
to topple the regime by force. Also, the PCP disagrees with the other
opposition forces and rebel groups over the future of Islamic law in
Sudan.
Turabi believes that an Islamic regime is possible in the country and
agreed with the others who call to separate politics and religion to
establish an interim regime where human rights and fundamental
freedoms are ensured, but only an elected parliament can decide on the
Islamic law after the establishment of a new regime.
Referring to this issue, Turabi told his partisans that opposition
parties have learnt from past mistakes and now have agreed that
freedom is their main demand and whoever comes through the ballot
should rule.
The opposition figure also addressed what he said were signs of a
“revolution of the hungry” driven by government failure to develop
agriculture and industry thus seeking to increase taxes and levies.
“You know what hunger does [to peo
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