Sudan on Wednesday withdrew citizenship from 3,548 foreigners granted the nationality by the former regime of ousted President Omar Al-Bashir, the Sudanese Ministry of Interior said in a statement.<\/p>\n
In May 2019, the Sudanese Ministry of Interior announced forming a technical committee to examine and review the procedures followed ahead of granting the Sudanese nationality to people in the recent past.<\/p>\n
Wednesday’s statement said the head of the Sovereignty Council in Sudan, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, cancelled previous decisions issued by the Presidency of the Republic to grant 3,548 foreigners the Sudanese nationality upon the recommendation of the Minister of Interior Al-Tarifi Idris.<\/p>\n
Adding that the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and the Sudanese diplomatic missions abroad will be contacted with details and names, in order to take the necessary measures.<\/p>\n
The statement indicated that \u00ab\u00a0the technical committee concerned with reviewing the Sudanese identity during the period from 1989 to 2019 continues its work in accordance with the legal procedures.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
The new criteria for granting citizenship and the requirements for granting identity papers have sparked controversy in Khartoum recently.<\/p>\n
While there have been reports that Al-Bashir’s brother, Abdullah, granted citizenship to a number of Arabs who did not meet the legal requirements.<\/p>\n