Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir has been transferred to prison after a coup ended his three-decade rule.
Sudan’s military leaders transferred ousted strongman Omar al-Bashir to prison on Wednesday, a family source said.
After the dramatic end to his thirty-year rule last week, the former president is now in “Kober prison in Khartoum.” Witnesses have reported an increased military presence outside Kober prison.
Until now, Mr Bashir’s whereabouts since his removal were unknown. The coup leader at the time, Awad Ibn Auf, said Mr Bashir was being detained in a “safe place”. He himself stood down soon afterwards.
Despite Bashir’s removal, demonstrators have kept up their protests, fearful that the army could hijack their uprising and install another authoritarian leader in Bashir’s place.
Demonstrators have vowed to stay on the streets until there is an immediate move to civilian rule.
With Bashir’s future uncertain, Uganda said on Wednesday that it would consider granting the ex-leader asylum.
