Senior Sudanese opposition politician arrested in Khartoum

KHARTOUM, March 4 (AFP) — A senior member of Sudan’s Islamist opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) has been arrested at his Khartoum home and taken to an undisclosed location, one of his colleagues said Thursday.

Beshir Adam Rahmah was arrested at his house Thursday evening, said politburo member Siddeiq al-Turabi.

Rahmah was not told why he was arrested and was taken to an unknown location, Turabi said.

The party maintains that 14 of its leading members are among 120 political detainees held across Sudan, including 100 in the troubled western region of Darfur, nine of whom are senior PCP officials.