Sudan’s army has detained
President Omar al-Bashir after he was removed from power in the wake of the
protests that escalated against his 30-year rule.
“I announce as minister of
defence the toppling of the regime and detaining its chief in a secure place,”
said Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, Sudanese defence minister and army general, on state
television on Thursday.
Ibn Auf, according to Reuters,
said the 75-year-old veteran leader had been detained in a “safe place” and a
military council would now run the country.
“A military council will take
control of the country for two years, after which elections would be held,” he
added.
The army general disclosed that
the African nation had been suffering from “poor management, corruption, and an
absence of justice”.
The defence minister thereafter
announced a state of emergency, a nationwide ceasefire and the suspension of
the constitution.
The president was overthrown in a
coup by the armed forces following a series of protests in Khartoum, capital of
the country. The protesters had demanded his resignation.
There were also reports that some
senior figures close to President al-Bashir in the ruling National Congress
party had been detained.
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