Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife returned home in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, safely under tight security on Tuesday, the prime minister’s office said on its Facebook account, reported CGTN Africa.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife returned home in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, safely under tight security on Tuesday, the prime minister’s office said on its Facebook account.
The Facebook statement said that a number of government ministers and political leaders are still being held at unspecified locations.
The release comes a day after the country’s security forces detained him after seizing power in a coup on Monday.
The Sudanese military, led by general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, seized power amid tensions linked to the transition to democracy.
The ruling military general al-Burhan had previously announced that the prime minister was staying at his home for security reasons. He warned that other members of the dissolved government could face trial as protests against the putsch continued in the streets. He defended the coup saying that the military had been forced to step in to avoid civil war.
Hamdok’s arrest and that of civilian members of his cabinet sparked a global condemnation and demands by the United Nations, U.S. and European Union for their release and the restoration of Sudan’s democratic transition.
US President Joe Biden’s administration had announced the halt of $700 million in emergency assistance to Sudan.
The attempted coup took place more than two years after a popular uprising ousted longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir. The transitional government came to power after Bashir’s ousting. It consisted of members from the Sudanese military and the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance.
The takeover came as the term of the 11-member transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan was nearing completion. Thereafter, the council was set to transfer power to a civilian government. The coup attempt followed weeks of tensions between military and civilian leaders.
On Tuesday, thousands of protesters came out on the streets of Khartoum to demonstrate against the coup. The attempted coup was also denounced by the international community.
