Hemeti says military rulers have launched investigation into violence

Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into the recent violence in the country.

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"The council has initiated an independent investigation... an urgent and transparent investigation with fast results," said the council's deputy chairman, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as Hemeti.

"Any person who crossed boundaries has to be punished."

As Middle East Eye wrote last week, since the protests began in December, Hemeti has put forward two images of himself - the champion of the protesters and the person to keep them in check - sometimes simultaneously.