Sudan’s military leader, Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has fired the acting interior minister and police chief, Anan Hamed Mohammed Omar.
Gen Burhan named Khalid Hassan Muhyi al-Din as the new General Director of Police in a statement.
No reason was given for the dismissal, but Gen Burhan had previously fired the governor of the central bank and two foreign ministry diplomats in similar decrees.
Since the fighting began on April 15, the police have been inactive in conflict-affected areas, including the capital, Khartoum. As a result, lawless behavior, such as looting and robbery, has been widely reported in these areas.
Despite much-touted truce talks brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia, a month of fighting between Sudan’s rival military factions appears to have no end in sight.
