SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Sudan’s Hamdok moved from custody to house arrest

27/10/2021: Multiple sources – Sudan’s Hamdok moved from custody to house arrest

• Sudan Tribune

•  Washington Post, by Ellen Francis

The US State Department confirmed that Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok was released from custody is now under house arrest.

Hamdok was in a detention facility near the home of army commander-in-chief Abdulfattah al-Burhan at the command of the Sudanese army with his wife for more than 24 hours, after the military takeover.

Reports from Khartoum announced his escorted return to his residence where he is under house arrest and heavily armed forces have been deployed around his house.

The first confirmation came from Washington as the State Department issued a statement saying Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a telephone conversation with him after his return to his house.

“The Secretary welcomed the Prime Minister’s release from custody and reiterated his call on Sudanese military forces to release all civilian leaders in detention and to ensure their safety,” reads the statement.