Sudan coup: deposed PM allowed home as general says politicians ‘stir up strife’

Some ministers remain in detention and could face trial for inciting rebellion, says Gen Abdel-Fattah Burhan

Sudan's deposed prime minister and his wife have been allowed to return home under heavy security" a day after they were detained in a military coup, as the African Union suspended the country from its organisation citing the unconstitutional" seizure of power.

The release of Abdalla Hamdok and his wife late on Tuesday to effective house arrest followed international condemnation of the power grab and calls for the military to release all the government officials who were detained when Gen Abdel-Fattah Burhan seized power on Monday.