Sudanese President Omer al Bashir has given the green light for the release of the opposition leader Farouk Abu Issa and Human rights prominent activist Amin Meeki Mandi, Sudan Tribune reported.
Information minister and (7+7) spokesperson from the government side, Ahmed al Balal, said that the dialogue committee presented an initiative to release four political prisoners, on their top Farouk Abu Issa, noting that the move was part of the committee’s efforts to create the right atmosphere for the national dialogue.
Abu Issa, who chairs the opposition National Consensus Forces (NCF), and Madani, who heads the Alliance of the Sudanese Civil Society Organizations, have been detained since December 6 after the signing of the “Sudan Call” with the rebel umbrella, Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the opposition National Umma Party in Addis Ababa on December 3.
Also the security service detained a former ruling National Congress Party (NCP) member from the Blue Nile state, Farah Agar, and his office manager, Mohamed Eldoud for meeting with the rebel groups on the sidelines of peace talks in Addis Ababa.