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Sudan military rulers want Sharia law to guide legislation under interim government
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MAY 7, 2019 / 4:45 PM / UPDATED 27 MINUTES AGO
Sudan military rulers want Sharia law to guide legislation under interim government
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan’s military rulers said on Tuesday they generally agreed with proposals made by protest leaders on the structure of an interim government, but want Islamic Sharia laws and local norms to guide legislation.
Protesters whose months of street demonstrations helped force longtime President Omar al-Bashir from office last month have kept up their demands for change, calling on the military officers who took over to hand over power to civilians.
Responding to a draft constitutional document presented by a coalition of protest groups and political parties, the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) noted that the document omitted Sharia law.
“Our view is that Islamic Sharia and the local norms and traditions in the Republic of Sudan should be the sources of legislation,” TMC spokesman Lieutenant General Shams El Din Kabbashi told reporters.
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Sudan military rulers want Sharia law to guide legislation under interim government
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan’s military rulers said on Tuesday they generally agreed with proposals made by protest leaders on the structure of an interim government, but want Islamic Sharia laws and local norms to guide legislation.
Protesters whose months of street demonstrations helped force longtime President Omar al-Bashir from office last month have kept up their demands for change, calling on the military officers who took over to hand over power to civilians.
Responding to a draft constitutional document presented by a coalition of protest groups and political parties, the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) noted that the document omitted Sharia law.
“Our view is that Islamic Sharia and the local norms and traditions in the Republic of Sudan should be the sources of legislation,” TMC spokesman Lieutenant General Shams El Din Kabbashi told reporters.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-politics-tmc/sudan-military-rulers-want-sharia-law-to-guide-legislation-under-interim-government-idUSKCN1SD2H8
