Thousands demand justice for protesters in Sudan

<p>Outside of the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan,&nbsp; thousands of Sudanese gathered, demanding the appointment of senior judicial officials to investigate the killing of protesters since December.</p> <p>Reuters reports that this was the first major protest since a power-sharing arrangement was agreed upon between the military and civilian groups last month. The agreement maintains a three-year transition leading to elections. This follows the overthrow of former president Omar al-Bashir in April.</p> <p>In June, the military council dismissed public prosecutor Awaleed Sayed Ahmed Mahmoud and named an interim replacement.</p> <p>Mahmoud came to power after promising that he would investigate the killing of dozens of people in the early hours of June 3, when security forces cleared a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry.</p> <p>Reuters notes that authorities have accepted 87 deaths resulting from the violence that day, but protest groups have put the toll at nearly 130.</p> <p>Protesters have demanded a new head of the judiciary and a new public prosecutor who would&nbsp;lead to prosecutions of the security forces blamed for deaths during protests against Bashir and the military council.</p> <p>Read more <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-politics-protesters/thousands-…">here</a>.</p>