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The former president, who turned 75 on New Year's Day, led Sudan for three decades before being overthrown.
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The overthrown Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, was kidnapped from his presidential palace and transferred to a maximum security prison in solitary confinement, according to a Reuters report released on Wednesday.
Bashir is currently being held in Kobar, a small town near Blue Nile. Following his detention, several political prisoners were released.
Even after the Sudanese army overthrew the controversial leader, the conflict continues to affect the country. Protests ensued and protest leaders said they would persist until the Transitional Military Council (TMC) transferred power to a civilian-led authority, the report said.
"The Association of Sudanese Professionals (ASP), which is leading the revolt, called for a radical change to end the violent crackdown on the protests, eliminate corruption and cronyism, and ease the economic crisis that has worsened in the recent past. during the last years of Bashir's power, "according to the report.
To fight corruption in the country, TMC has ordered the central bank to seize suspicious funds and review all financial transfers since the beginning of the month, the state news agency SUNA said.
Bashir is best known for organizing crimes against humanity in the Darfur region in the west of the country. As a result of war crimes, the International Criminal Court issued a warrant against him.
The former president, who turned 75 on New Year's Day, led Sudan for three decades before being overthrown.
The original source of this article comes from a Reuters Africa report published on April 19. Khaled Abdelaziz reported the story in Sudan. The report was written by Yousef Saba, with contributions from Elias Biryabarema in Kampala and Anthony Deutsch in the Netherlands.
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