Khartoum, September 7(Darfur 24) On Wednesday, the President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, issued two constitutional decrees, one of which required the dissolution of the “Rapid Support” forces, and the other concerned with the abolition of the “Rapid Support Law,” which was passed in 2017, allowing those forces to report to the Sudanese army.
A statement issued by the Sovereignty Council stated that its chairman, “the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, issued today a constitutional decree stipulating the dissolution of the Rapid Support Forces RSF .”
The statement added that Al-Burhan “directed the General Command of the People’s Armed Forces, the General Secretariat of the Sovereignty Council, and other concerned parties to put the decree into effect.”
He stated that the decision comes based on “the repercussions of these forces’ rebellion against the state, the grave violations they committed against citizens, and the deliberate sabotage of the country’s infrastructure.”
He added: “In addition to its violation of the objectives, tasks and principles of its establishment stipulated in the Rapid Support Forces Law of 2017
It was stated in a separate statement that Al-Burhan “also directed the General Command of the People’s Armed Forces, the General Secretariat of the Sovereignty Council, and other concerned parties to put into effect the decree repealing the Rapid Support Forces Law” of 2017 and its amendments of 2019.