Press Release

The "Hope" Government Turns into a Nightmare for People's Lives with the Collapse of the Pound Value!

In his speech after being sworn in as Prime Minister, Kamel Idris said: "Our motto is hope and the message is to achieve security, well-being, and a comfortable life for every Sudanese citizen"! In his first press statement, he said that he would dedicate his time and effort to achieving a decent life for every Sudanese.

Here we are entering the third month, and his cabinet has not yet been completed, and the hope that he promised people has turned into a disturbing nightmare, which began with the collapse of the Sudanese pound against other currencies, especially the dollar, where the parallel (black) market witnessed a large increase, in which one dollar exceeded the barrier of 3,000 Sudanese pounds, and this deterioration in the exchange rate of the local currency, ignited the prices of fuel and basic commodities, which made people's lives even more difficult than they already are due to the war and its repercussions. In light of this catastrophic situation, the Minister of Finance is content with promises and assurances that are of no use!

We in Hizb ut-Tahrir / Wilayah of Sudan, in the face of this oppression of the people, clarify the following facts:

First: Among the fundamental reasons that have led, and are leading to these disastrous economic conditions are:

A- Printing banknotes without cover under the banner of currency replacement, and then to complete the replacement process in the states of Al-Jazirah, Khartoum, and others.

B- It has been proven that some of the old currency that was replaced has leaked into the market and been re-injected, which further reduces the purchasing value of the currency.

C- The continuation of the war and the increasing expenses, in addition to the crimes of the Rapid Support Forces, by destroying currency printing presses, stealing printing presses, and carrying out a large-scale counterfeiting of the local currency.

Secondly: Sharia has specified gold and silver for monetary transactions, considering that they have an intrinsic value that makes the exchange rate stable. However, the government, by following the policies of the disbelieving colonialist West, represented in printing paper money without gold backing, and then submitting to the dictates of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, in adhering to the floating policy, which has made our currency decline daily to the lowest level against the dollar, which is only worth the value of the paper and printing, the government's adherence to these policies is what has brought us to this terrible decline, despite the country's wealth of apparent and hidden resources.

Thirdly: We have given the disbelieving colonialist a way and authority over us, despite the categorical prohibition from Sharia. Allah Almighty says: ﴿And Allah will never grant the disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers﴾. Where they interfere in our affairs through the so-called alleged peace conferences, through which South Sudan was separated, and now they are beating the drums to hold a conference in Washington at the end of this month, and what we fear most is that this oppression is the result of an act to accept what this conference produces of dire evil related to the separation of the Darfur region.

In conclusion, we say to our people in Sudan, this oppression and the blatant interference of the disbelieving colonialists in our lives, through their agents at home, will only be stopped by the Rightly-Guided Caliphate on the Prophetic method. So come and work with Hizb ut-Tahrir, the leader who does not lie to his people, to establish it.

﴿O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life.﴾

Ibrahim Othman (Abu Khalil)

The Official Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the Wilayah of Sudan