Deposed Sudanese government urges immediate release of detained PM, others

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok chairs an emergency cabinet session in the capital Khartoum on October 18, 2021. (AFP)
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok chairs an emergency cabinet session in the capital Khartoum on October 18, 2021. (AFP)

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The government of Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok calls for his immediate release, after the country’s army chief said the civilian leader was staying with him after a coup.

The call for Hamdok’s release comes in a statement from the information ministry which appeals for “liberation of everyone” arrested yesterday with Hamdok. This includes his wife, several of his ministers, and civilian members of the council that was in charge of the country’s transition to full civilian rule.

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