Sudan coup: deposed PM allowed home as general says politicians ‘stirred up strife’

Some ministers remain in detention and could face trial for inciting rebellion, says General Abdel-Fattah Burhan

Sudan’s deposed prime minister and his wife have been allowed to return home a day after they were detained when the military seized power in a coup, according to a statement issued by his office.

The release of prime minister Abdalla Hamdok and his wife late on Tuesday followed international condemnation of the coup and calls for the military to release all the government officials who were detained when Gen Abdel-Fattah Burhan seized power on Monday.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/27/sudan-coup-deposed-pm-allowed-home-as-general-says-politicians-stirred-up-strife

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