Omar al-Bashir moved to Khartoum’s Kobar prison, relatives say
Kobar housed thousands of political prisoners under Bashir's repressive rule and is Sudan's most notorious jail
Khartoum — The deposed Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, was moved from his residence to Kobar prison in the capital Khartoum, two family sources said on Wednesday, and a prison source said he was being held under tight security in solitary confinement. Sudan's military ousted Bashir after weeks of mass protests that climaxed in a sit-in outside the defence ministry compound. Protests are continuing and their leaders say the unrest will not cease until the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) hands power to a civilian-led authority ahead of elections. The Sudanese Professionals' Association (SPA), leading the revolt, has called for sweeping change to end violent crackdowns on dissent, purge corruption and cronyism and ease an economic crisis that worsened during Bashir's last years in power. In initial steps to tackle corruption, the TMC ordered the central bank to review financial transfers since April 1 and to seize "suspect" funds, state news agency Suna said on Wednesday...
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