September 22, 2024 (OMDURMAN) - Sudan's ousted President Omer al-Bashir and three former senior officials were transferred from military detention to a hospital in Merowe, Northern State, last Thursday due to their declining health, Bashir's lawyer told Sudan Tribune. Al-Bashir, former Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein and former Youth and Sports Minister Youssef Abdel Fattah, were moved from the Wadi Seidna military area in Omdurman, lawyer Mohamed Hassan Al-Amin said. Former Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh had been transferred to the same hospital three weeks prior. The transfer followed a request by the defence team and a military group called 'Comrades-in-Arms' after a medical report indicated the necessary treatment was unavailable at the Wadi Seidna military hospital. Al-Amin stated that Bashir is suffering from multiple health complications related to old age, requiring treatment abroad, along with Abdel Fattah and Hussein. Saleh had a pacemaker implanted, and all require regular medical follow-up. Al-Amin called for their release under personal guarantees, noting they had been detained for nearly five and a half years despite a Chief Justice's decision to release them due to military intelligence. Bashir and other former regime leaders were moved to Kober prison in Khartoum North following his …
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