Sudan’s public prosecutor resigns
SUDAN’S Sovereign Council accepted the resignation of the public prosecutor and relieved the head of the judiciary from her position, according to a council statement. No reason for the decision was given, though the statement noted that Public Prosecutor Tajalsir al-Hibir had repeatedly asked to step down. The council made the announcement less than a week after two protesters were killed at demonstrations marking the anniversary of a deadly raid on a protest site during the 2019 uprising that toppled former president Omar al-Bashir. Reaction to last week's killings is seen as a test of the fragile relationship between civilian…