KHARTOUM, July 4-- Sudanese authorities on Thursday released 235 prisoners of a rebel movement in Darfur region who have been held for more than three years. "We thank the African-Ethiopian mediation which prepared the atmosphere for this event," said Jamal Omer, head of the security committee in Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC), when addressing a ceremony on the occasion of releasing the prisoners. "Releasing the prisoners of the armed movement in Darfur paves the way for achieving peace in Sudan," he added. |