Omar el-Digeir, the chief of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party, was arrested and jailed days following protests that erupted on 19 December.
KHARTOUM - Sudanese authorities have released a senior opposition leader who had been detained since December in connection with demonstrations againstOmar el-Digeir, the chief of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party, was arrested and jailed days following protests that erupted on 19 December after a government decision to triple the price of bread.
"We assure our people that our party is fully committed to continue with the peaceful struggle until we achieve success," he wrote on Twitter. On February 22, Bashir declared a year-long state of emergency to quell the protests after the crackdown failed to suppress the movement. Although protests erupted after the bread price hike, anger had been mounting across Sudan for years amid an ongoing economic crisis led by soaring inflation and shortage of foreign currency.
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