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Sudanese protesters no ‘absolute immunity’ for generals.

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Ismail al-Taj, a spokesman for the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA)

KHARTOUM, Sudan’s key protest group is opposed to giving the military “absolute immunity” against prosecution for violence against demonstrators, a spokesman said, as the two sides held talks on a power sharing deal.

“We refuse absolute immunity that the military rulers have asked for,” Ismail al-Taj, a spokesman for the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) protest group told reporters in Khartoum.

His comments came just before the ruling generals and protest leaders sat down to fine tune the landmark deal agreed earlier this month after mediation by African Union and Ethiopian mediators.

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The deal, which is yet to be formally signed, aims to establish a transitional governing body to install a civilian administration for a period of just over three years.

Taj said the military council, which has ruled since the ouster in April of veteran president Omar al-Bashir, is demanding “absolute immunity” from prosecution — which did not appear in the landmark deal.

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