Sudanese authorities release dozens of political detainees

KHARTOUM, May 31 (YPA) – Sudanese security authorities have released a number of political detainees after Al-Burhan issued a decree lifting the state of emergency in the country on Sunday.

According to the Sudanese Emergency Lawyers Committee, Sudanese authorities freed “63 revolutionaries” on Monday, 24 of whom were held at Port-Sudan prison, nine at Dabak prison, and 30 at Kosti prison.

According to the committee, there are still detainees at Suba prison, including 24 people from Al-Kalakla neighborhood who were arrested on Saturday during demonstrations in the capital Khartoum.

This comes a day after the president of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, issued a decree on Sunday evening to lift the state of emergency to “prepare the atmosphere for a fruitful dialogue that achieves stability for the transitional period.

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