Sudan: Arrest Warrants Against Popular Congress Party Leaders for 1989 Coup

13 November 2019

Khartoum — The public prosecutor in Khartoum issued arrest warrants against two leaders of the Popular Congress Party, Chairman Ali El Haj and Secretary General Ibrahim El Sanousi for their involvement in the 1989 military coup.

The coordinator of the Forces for Freedom and Change's legal committee, Mohamed Arabi, reported in a statement on Tuesday that the prosecutor issued arrest warrants against all living members of the Command Council that organised the military coup on June 30, 1989, which brought Omar Al Bashir to power.

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