Prominent Sudanese Politician Babiker Faisal Detained

Prominent Sudanese politician Babiker Faisal, a member of a taskforce working to dismantle the country’s previous regime, was detained on Tuesday, his Unionist Association party said in a statement.

Most of the taskforce’s most “prominent members have been arrested recently on corruption charges” following a call by military leaders for a review of its work after an October coup.

Reuters/Shakirat Sadiq