Sudanese sources have told the Saudi-funded, pan-Arab Al Arabiya TV that political prisoners have been released as the country awaits a key announcement from the army. In a breaking news caption at 08:50 GMT, the channel quoted sources as saying “all political prisoners are releases in Sudan”. This comes after reports that the army would […]
Sudanese sources have told the Saudi-funded, pan-Arab Al Arabiya TV that political prisoners have been released as the country awaits a key announcement from the army.
In a breaking news caption at 08:50 GMT, the channel quoted sources as saying “all political prisoners are releases in Sudan”.
This comes after reports that the army would make a key statement as sources say president Omar al-Bashir has stepped down following mounting pressure. Sudanese state media are playing patriotic music.
News has also emerged that current and former officials have been arrested.
Since 6 April, thousands of anti-government protesters have been taking part in a sit-in in front of the army headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, calling for President Omar al-Bashir to step down.
Earlier, thousands of Khartoum residents chanted “the regime has fallen” as they flooded the area around army headquarters in the Sudanese capital, reports AFP news agency.
They are still waiting for a statement from the army which was promised more than four hours ago.
“We are waiting for big news,” one protester told AFP from the sit-in.
“We won’t leave from here until we know what it is. But we do know that Bashir has to go,” the protester added, referring to President Omar al-Bashir who has been in power since 1989.
President Bashir is wanted for war crimes at International Criminal Court.
Series of protests began in December against rising prices,but have since escalated.
We’ll continue to bring you the latest developments as they trickle in
