Analysis-Sudan coup drama lays bare distrust between civilian, military leaders

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese take part in a march against the Rapid Support Forces, who they blame for a raid on protesters who had camped outside the defense ministry during the 2019 revolution, in Khartoum, Sudan, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - When Sudanese authorities announced last month that they had averted a coup, alleged ringleaders were swiftly rounded up and daily life continued.

Some Sudanese greeted the news with a weary shrug of the shoulders, as public trust wears thin in military and civilian groups' attempts to bring democracy after the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019.