Sudan military to free ministersINCOMING ‘TECHNOCRATS’: An adviser said the military in Sudan has no problem with a return of the prime minister, but the pre-coup situation must not be reinstalledAFP, KHARTOUMSudan’s army chief on Thursday ordered the release of four civilian ministers detained since he led a military coup last month as international pressure mounted to restore the democratic transition. “The government formation is imminent.”Hours later, Sudan TV said that Burhan had ordered the release of four officials: Hashem Hassabalrasoul, Ali Geddo, Hamza Baloul and Youssef Adam. South Sudanese presidential adviser Tut Gatluak, who heads a mediation delegation, said that the order to free the ministers came after separate meetings with Burhan and Hamdok, who remains under effective house arrest. Sudan has since August 2019 been ruled by a joint civilian-military council as part of the now derailed transition to full civilian rule. On Thursday, small gatherings of protesters rallied in neighborhoods across Khartoum chanting: “Down with military rule.”

Source: Taipei Times November 05, 2021 22:16 UTC