112 prisoners are released from the jails of the People's Movement in Sudan

The committee in Charge of Eliminating the Kidnapping of Women and Children ( CEWAC) announced the release of 112 prisoners from the jails of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (southern rebels).

CEWAC said that all released prisoners are military men belonging to the Sudanese armed forces and the people's defense forces and were jailed during the war time.

Chairman of the Federal CEWAC committee Ahmad al-Mufti said in a press conference that the released prisoners will be transported to Khartoum within two weeks after the completion of special arrangements.

Earlier, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement announced that number of prisoners held by it is 700.