Sudan generals detained in 'coup attempt' crackdown are released
Sudan generals detained in 'coup attempt' crackdown are released
The military had accused the generals of plotting a coup to reinstate the rule of ousted President Omar al-Bashir.
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Sudan will prosecute 10 people over the suspected coup attempt [Getty]
Two Sudanese generals arrested earlier this year and accused of plotting a coup have been released.
The then-ruling transitional military council said in July it had arrested generals and officers suspected of plotting a coup to re-install the regime of ousted President Omar al-Bashir.
Among those arrested were then-Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Emad Adawi and several officers from the feared National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS).
Adawi and General Amin El Mukhtar have since been cleared of involvement and released, Liuetenant General Shams al-Deen al-Kabbashi told Al-Ain Al-Akhbariya according to Radio Dabanga.
Hisham Taha and the former head of the Dams Implementation Unit, Osama Abdullah, have also been released.
Critics of the military have previously voiced concerns over such arrests.
Since seizing power from Bashir in an April coup, the military claimed to have foiled multiple coups attempts, but opposition figures worry such arrests were in fact an internal purge rather than a genuine criminal probe.
Kabbashi, a spokesperson for the ruling Sovereign Council, said 10 others will be prosecuted over the suspected coup attempt.
They include the former-head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Hashem Abdulmutallib.
The military relinquished its sole grip on power in August after signing a landmark power-sharing deal with civilian protest leaders.
Power is now seated in the joint civilian-military Sovereign Council, with a civilian-led transitional government headed by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
Sudan returned to the international stage last month when Hamdok visited the US and France to address the United Nations General Assembly and meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Sudanese premier has also held key talks with rebel leaders in the South Sudanese capital Juba and Paris.
Among the transitional government's key goals are an end to conflict in the country and a solution for Sudan's ailing economy.
Hamdok seeks to acquire billions in financial aid to help shore up the country's finances but Sudan is currently blocked from receiving World Bank and International Monerary Fund assistance due to its continued listing on the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
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The then-ruling transitional military council said in July it had arrested generals and officers suspected of plotting a coup to re-install the regime of ousted President Omar al-Bashir.
Among those arrested were then-Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Emad Adawi and several officers from the feared National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS).
Adawi and General Amin El Mukhtar have since been cleared of involvement and released, Liuetenant General Shams al-Deen al-Kabbashi told Al-Ain Al-Akhbariya according to Radio Dabanga.
Hisham Taha and the former head of the Dams Implementation Unit, Osama Abdullah, have also been released.
Critics of the military have previously voiced concerns over such arrests.
Since seizing power from Bashir in an April coup, the military claimed to have foiled multiple coups attempts, but opposition figures worry such arrests were in fact an internal purge rather than a genuine criminal probe.
Kabbashi, a spokesperson for the ruling Sovereign Council, said 10 others will be prosecuted over the suspected coup attempt.
They include the former-head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Hashem Abdulmutallib.
The military relinquished its sole grip on power in August after signing a landmark power-sharing deal with civilian protest leaders.
Power is now seated in the joint civilian-military Sovereign Council, with a civilian-led transitional government headed by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
Sudan returned to the international stage last month when Hamdok visited the US and France to address the United Nations General Assembly and meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Sudanese premier has also held key talks with rebel leaders in the South Sudanese capital Juba and Paris.
Among the transitional government's key goals are an end to conflict in the country and a solution for Sudan's ailing economy.
Hamdok seeks to acquire billions in financial aid to help shore up the country's finances but Sudan is currently blocked from receiving World Bank and International Monerary Fund assistance due to its continued listing on the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
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