Draft legislation approved by the Sudanese cabinet would seek to remove vestiges of the ‘Al-Ingaz Regime’, as the rule of former President Omar al-Bashir was known.
Included in the law would be the dissolution of the National Congress Party (NCP), the former ruling party. It would abolish its structures and confiscate its assets. The political activities of its leaders would be restricted, and the government would have the power to dismiss appointees of the former regime.
It would be undertaken by a committee comprising various ministers, a representative of the Bank of Sudan, a representative of the intelligence community, and a number of members nominated by the Prime Minister.
Omar al-Bashir’s regime, installed through a coup in 1989, was toppled earlier in the year in the wake of protests sparked initially by the deteriorating economic state of the country. A military coup deposed al-Bashir on 11 April 2019, following which a transitional government took over.
The Sudanese government under Prime Minister Adballa Hamdok has been criticised for failing to move expeditiously on political reform.
Al-Bashir is in custody, and is wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague in relation to crimes against humanity allegedly perpetrated in Darfur between 2003 and 2008. It appears to be the position of the Sudanese government to try him in the country.