Al-Safir Group… and the minister's negligence – what is behind the news – ✍️ Muhammad Wadaa
*One of the media professionals in Mr. Al-Safir's group published information in the group about the victories and progress of the Sudanese army*
*The Saudi ambassador, who is one of the group's supervisors, excluded the journalist from the group*
*After the December Revolution, it was strange that the majority of members of the Central Council for Freedom and Change traveled to perform Umrah and Hajj*
*Some of them were received by Lieutenant General Taha Al-Hussein and, according to the response, some of them returned with a large envelope, and some received a Quran as a gift.*
*Some of our staff flock to embassies to offer their services, and these services undoubtedly include the provision of intelligence information,*
*The Minister of Foreign Affairs must address foreign embassies and missions, and ask them to respect and respect the laws of the host country and the traditions of diplomatic work*
Yesterday, the Sudanese Council of Ministers gave strict directives to federal ministers, senior civil servants and leaders of professional federations and unions not to communicate with foreign ambassadors accredited to Sudan and with foreign and Sudanese organizations and unions residing there. outside the country, except after having informed and obtained prior approval from the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The same directive prohibited leaders and civil administrations of Sudan from communicating with an ambassador, president or director of a foreign organization, except after obtaining prior approval from the Minister of the Office of the Federal Government.
According to this decision, the Saudi ambassador's group must be immediately removed, because the fact that the Saudi ambassador supervises one of the groups that includes media and political figures is not considered mere communication, but rather daily communication, through which the ambassador may have been able to obtain information of a confidential nature and, at least under his supervision, he can lead groups and influence public opinion, especially since Mr. Ambassador maintains extensive relations with a large number of Sudanese from politics, media, civil administrations, Sufi orders, It is no secret that the ambassador has a habit of attracting people for years and recruiting political and media figures to offer Hajj and Umrah blessings. The Central Council for Freedom and Change immediately left to perform Umrah and Hajj, and some of them were received by Lieutenant General Taha Al-Hussein, and according to the response, some of them returned with great circumstances. And for some, his gift was. a Quran.
Perhaps the decision of the Council of Ministers was long awaited, and this decision must reach all concerned, and this should be communicated to foreign ambassadors and oblige them not to meet any Sudanese citizen except after presenting approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. or the competent authority, with the need to broaden the decision to include membership in political forces,
According to what has been circulating on social media, the Saudi ambassador removed one of the media professionals from a WhatsApp group he supervises, which angered a large number of social media users who demanded the expulsion of the Saudi ambassador, considered to be one of them. weapons that started the war within the Quartet that drafted the framework agreement, which represents the first cornerstone to start the war in Sudan.
The story goes that one of the media professionals from Mr. Al-Safir's group published information in the group about the victories and progress of the Sudanese army in the Al-Muqrin region and the heart of Khartoum , prompting Al-Safir to dismiss him. of the group, and it is known that the withdrawal is carried out in violation of the group's objectives? What were the objectives of this group and why are media, political and community figures members of a WhatsApp group for the ambassador of a foreign country?
We have repeatedly warned against leaving the door open for foreign ambassadors to communicate with society unchecked, knowing full well that some of our citizens flock to embassies to offer their services, and these services include without any doubt intelligence information.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs must address foreign embassies and missions, and ask them to respect and respect the laws of the host country and the traditions of diplomatic work, while restricting the movement of ambassadors and envoys within the country with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Media colleagues and politicians must leave Mr. Ambassador's group.
October 7, 2024 AD
