Sudan: Islamist Leader Detained in Sudan for Role in 1989 Coup

21 November 2019

Khartoum — Authorities in Sudan have arrested prominent Islamist political leader Ali El Haj, after questioning by Khartoum prosecutors on his role in the 1989 military coup that brought the now deposed Omar Al Bashir to power.

El Haj is Chairman of the Popular Congress Party (PCP), which broke away from Al Bashir's National Congress Party (NCP) after a dispute, but later re-allied with the ruling party.

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