KHARTOUM: Sudan freed a former spy chief yesterday after clearing him of charges that he was involved in an alleged coup attempt against veteran President Omar Hassan Al Bashir last year.
The Sudanese government announced last November that it had arrested former intelligence chief Salah Gosh and 12 army and security officers after foiling a coup attempt. Officials have provided few details about the alleged coup.
“The prosecutor dropped the charges for lack of evidence against me. Some people also helped by mediating for me,” Gosh said during a welcome reception at his palatial home, adding that he was grateful to Bashir for releasing him. Bashir has already pardoned six security officers and nine army officers implicated in the alleged coup attempt, days after courts handed out jail terms to them.
Reuters
