General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s military leader, accused the UN’s special representative of overstepping his mandate.
Burhan, in a speech at a military graduation on Friday, said, “We heard his slander the other day, lying, blatantly lying; if you overstep your mandate, we will put you out of Sudan.”
Last week, United Nations Representative Volker Perthes updated the Security Council on Sudan’s situation, commenting on economic turmoil, violence against protesters and the priorities for a smooth election transition.
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During Perthes’ mission, a series of consultations, together with the African Union, has been conducted in an attempt to reach a political resolution after the military took over in October, ending a power-share deal with the civilian government.
“We say to him you have a specific mandate, and we said we are open for you to sit in talks, but for you to lie and to try to manage the Sudanese people, we will kick you out,” Burhan, the leader of the coup, told him.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK