Members of the Governance and Outcomes Committee in Sudan’s ongoing National Dialogue have demanded dissolution of all militias supported by the government, including the Rapid Support Force, People’s Defence Force and Popular Police.

Dr. Saad-Eddin Mohammed Al-Tayib, a member of the Governance Committee, told Radio Tamazuj that they came up with a proposal to dissolve all paramilitary forces and militias, saying the idea was supported by the majority of the members.

“We think that those paramilitary forces are causing insecurity whether in Darfur, South Kordofan or in Blue Nile, so this is the opinion of the majority within the committee,” he said.

However, he said that the proposal was vehemently rejected by Dr. Khalid Hussein, who heads the Strategic Studies Centre, one of think tanks backing the National Security and Intelligence Service.

Saad-Eddin explained that Dr. Khalid had called on the members to renege on the proposal during a lecture on diversity management on Sunday.

Dr. Khalid argued that Sudan will be like Yemen in case these military organs are dissolved, according to the committee member. Saad-Eddin claimed that the majority of members rejected that and reiterated their call to dissolve unconstitutional security organs whatever the consequences will be.