Sudan toughens penalties for informants to Rapid Support Forces
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sudan Tribune
Sudan’s Council of Ministers has called for greater mobilisation and demanded the harshest penalties for people found guilty of giving the Rapid Support Forces coordinates for sites targeted by drones. The government accuses the force of destroying about 14 power stations in a week, causing outages affecting hospitals and water stations, among others, Sudan Tribune reports.
Sudan’s Council of Ministers on Sunday ordered the maximum punishment for people found guilty of giving the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group at war with the army, the coordinates of strategic or civilian sites targeted by drones. The decision was reported by Graham Abdel Gadir, spokesman for the Ministry of Culture and Information, after a government meeting, according to Sudan Tribune.
The council also called for official and public mobilisation to be stepped up. Over the past week, drone strikes attributed to the RSF have damaged about 14 power stations in eight states, causing power cuts that have affected hospitals, water stations and bakeries, Sudan Tribune reports. Sudanese authorities have accused Ethiopia of facilitating the launch of the aircraft from its territory.
The decision follows strikes on two power stations that killed a woman, reported on 1 November in a report on drone attacks in Sudan. The previous day, Khartoum also accused Ukraine of training the RSF, according to an article on the allegations against Ukraine.
