Sudan releases 80 political activists

Sudanese authorities have released more than 80 political activists from prison under the instruction of President Omar Al-Bashir, Al-Khaleej Online reported yesterday.

“After generous and honest direction of the President of the Republic, Omar Al-Bashir, all political prisoners, about 80, were immediately released, including students, youth and women,” Major General Abdulrahman Al-Mahdi said.

The Sudanese news agency SUNA reported Al-Mahdi saying: “The presidency of the Republic is working on treating the disease, not only its symptoms, which are the political differences, and erasing the reasons that lead to protests and detentions.”

He added that “all active parties” will be invited in order to work together to maintain human rights and “end the political polarisation in the country and to reach a solution favourable to the citizens.”

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