00:00Sudanese authorities have rearrested Ahmed Haroun, a former senior official under Omar
00:06al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged crimes in Darfur.
00:12Two lawyers on Haroun's defence team said he was detained in Omdurman on Sunday.
00:18His current whereabouts are unknown and no reason was given for his rearrest.
00:23Haroun was previously detained after al-Bashir was ousted in 2019, but escaped from prison
00:29in April 2024 when the facility was attacked during Sudan's war.
00:35His lawyers linked the latest detention to comments he made in a podcast about his party's
00:40relationship with the military.
00:42The National Congress Party has called for his immediate release.
00:47Haroun denies the ICC charges which includes crimes against humanity and war crimes.
