Egypt trains Sudanese police to counter Brotherhood plans
Cairo is training a number of Sudanese police officers on measures against the Muslim Brotherhood as Sudan accuses Brotherhood members of being behind the demonstrations and riots that have erupted in the country.
Egypt is running a training program for Sudanese police officer with an emphasis on combatting the Muslim Brotherhood in Khartoum.
The official Sudan News Agency reported Aug. 23, “The training authority of the Sudanese police sent 105 officers to receive advanced training in Egypt for criminal investigation, VIP guarding and internal security operations.”
The report went on, “The Sudanese police stated that this course comes in the context of the training protocol signed with the Egyptian police forces" and "includes training on how to conduct criminal investigations, how to manage combat operations in open areas and how to deal with riots."
The program, which will last for three weeks, also includes "training five members of the Sudanese police on guarding VIPs from assassination attempts,” as well as "several sports and culture activities" and visits to tourism sites.
