Sudanese president cuts jail term for violators of emergency
Sudan’s president, Omar Al-Bashir has reduced the maximum jail term for violating the country’s state of emergency to six months.
Even as Bashir’s new orders were announced, crowds of protesters staged rallies in the central town of Al-Obeid.
The president had initially announced that any violations to the state of emergency, especially participating in banned rallies, were punishable with a jail term of up to 10 years.