Sudan’s transitional Sovereign Council has appointed a new chief
of the judiciary and new public prosecutor after several weeks of
pressure from pro-democracy activists.
Mohamed al-Fakki Soliman, spokesman of the joint
civilian-military Sovereign Council, said Thursday that Justice
Neamat Abdullah Mohamed Kheir, a veteran female judge, was named
chief of the judiciary and that Taj al-Ser Ali al-Hebr was
appointed the country’s public prosecutor.
Soliman said the new appointees will soon examine “corruption
cases and crimes” committed under the rule of longtime dictator
Omar al-Bashir, who was removed from power by the military in April
after several months of sweeping protests.
Amid international pressure, a power-sharing agreement between
pro-democracy protesters and the generals was signed.
Last month, thousands of Sudanese took to the streets demanding
that the incumbent chief of judiciary and general prosecutor be
removed because of their alleged ties to al-Bashir.