Sudan frees 80 political detainees

By Mohammed Amin

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) - Sudan’s presidency ordered the release of all political detainees in the country, Sudan’s presidential assistant Abdul Rahman Alsadig Alamahdi announced on Sunday evening.

Addressing a press conference at Kober prison in the capital Khartoum, Alamahdi said that 80 prisoners were released today from the prison, adding that the rest of the detainees will be released when their procedures are finished.

“As we announced today, with the release of all political detainees, we do believe that this is a declaration of a new political era in our country, an era of freedoms and human rights," he stressed.

The opposition claimed earlier that more than 300 people were arrested during protests last month over price hikes after the government adopted austerity measures.