September 30, 2026 (KHARTOUM) – The family of ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Wednesday they have not received official permission to fly him abroad for urgent medical care, appealing directly to military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to authorize his departure.

The family’s statement pushed back against remarks earlier in the day by Mohamed al-Hassan al-Amin, a member of Bashir’s legal team, who told Sudan Tribune that authorities had granted preliminary approval for the 82-year-old former leader to seek treatment overseas.

“The family confirms that it has received no notification from any official authority approving Field Marshal Omer al-Bashir’s travel abroad for treatment,” the family said in a statement.

They warned that his health had worsened sharply and that medical evaluations showed an urgent need for care not available inside war-torn Sudan.

“Based on medical reports and the latest developments in his condition, the need for treatment abroad has become critical and urgent and should not be delayed any further,” the statement said.

The family renewed its appeal to Burhan, the head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, urging him to greenlight Bashir’s release and travel on humanitarian grounds.

Bashir, who was toppled by the army in April 2019 following months of nationwide mass protests, has spent nearly eight years in detention and hospital confinement.

He was initially held in Khartoum’s high-security Kober prison while standing trial over the 1989 military coup that brought him to power, before being moved to military medical facilities in Omdurman due to persistent health problems.

After spending time in the northern town of Merowe, Bashir was returned in recent days to the army-run Alia Hospital in Omdurman following a further deterioration in his health.