Minister of cabinet affairs tortured in detention: Medical source

Sudan's minister of cabinet affairs Khalid Omer Yousif, who was detained on Monday then sacked, has been admitted to hospital, claiming that he has been tortured, a medical source told Middle East Eye.

The cabinet affairs ministry said on Wednesday that the minister was brutally tortured by those who arrested him. 

“Yousif was admitted to the intensive care unit in the military hospital on Wednesday and his situation is critical,” said the source, who asked not to be named for security reasons. 

MEE couldn’t independently confirm the allegations and its calls to an army spokesman were not answered.