Sudan’s deposed president Omar al-Bashir moved to prison – family sources

Sudan’s deposed president Omar al-Bashir moved to prison - family sources
Sudan’s deposed president Omar al-Bashir moved to prison - family sources

KHARTOUM (9News Nigeria) – Sudan’s deposed president Omar al-Bashir was moved to Kobar prison in the capital Khartoum late on Tuesday, two family sources said.

Bashir is being held under tight security in solitary confinement, a source at the prison said.

Since his removal by the military last Thursday, Bashir had been detained under heavy guard in the presidential residence inside the compound that also houses the Defence Ministry, the family sources said.

The military ousted Bashir after weeks of protests against him that culminated in a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry compound that began on April 6. Protests are still going on despite his removal.

Awad Ibn Auf, who announced Bashir’s removal and said he was being detained in a “safe place”, stepped down as head of the ruling Transitional Military Council after only a day in the post.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan now heads the council, which has promised to hold elections within two years.


Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz; Writing by Yousef Saba; Editing by John Stonestreet

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