Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (left) and General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at a past event. They signed a deal that saw four political detainees released. FILE PHOTO | ASHRAF SHAZLY | AFP
Sudanese authorities released four political detainees Sunday night, following an agreement that also saw the return of Abdullah Hamdok to the position of Prime Minister.
The authorities released the leader of the Sudanese Congress Party Omar Al-Digir, the deputy head of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North Sector, Hamdok’s former advisor Yasser Arman, the head of the Sudanese Baath Party Ali Al-Sanhoury, and Al –Sydeeq Sadiq al-Mahdi from the Umma Party.
