Khalid Omar Yousif, a senior figure in the Sumoud Alliance, described reports circulating about the arrest of Ahmed Haroun, head of the dissolved National Congress Party, as a “tasteless charade.”
He considered the reports an attempt to deflect domestic and international criticism that followed Haroun’s recent media appearance.
In a post on his Facebook page, Khalid Omar said: “Ahmed Haroun has remained in Sudan since his release from prison following the outbreak of the war, under the protection of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.”
He added that leaders of Haroun’s party and members of the Islamic Movement control key positions within the Port Sudan-based government and its political and security institutions.
Khalid Omar argued that Haroun’s appearance on a podcast had triggered widespread criticism that those behind the Islamic Movement’s return to public visibility had failed to anticipate. This, in his assessment, prompted them to promote the narrative of his arrest in an attempt to contain the fallout.
He stressed that attempts by the Islamic Movement to return to power, whether through the military establishment or by making a direct public comeback, are destined to fail.
He further emphasised that the course of the December Revolution would not be halted by guns, adding that the continuation of the war would bring Sudan nothing but further bloodshed and destruction.
