苏丹政府释放反对派领导哈桑・图拉比

Sudan has released Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi, his secretary has said.

苏丹反对派领导人哈桑·图拉比的秘书称，苏丹政府已将图拉比释放。

Hassan al-Turabi was once a close colleague of President Bashir

Mr Turabi has spent a month and a half in detention（拘留） after authorities arrested him in May and closed his party's newspaper.

His wife alleged（宣称） he had been apprehended（逮捕，理解） after he repeated an allegation that the country's elections had been rigged（操纵，控制） .

President Omar al-Bashir was re-elected in April.

Critics say the elections - the first multi-party polls since 1986 - were marred by fraud and irregularities（不规则，谬误） .

"Turabi has arrived at his home... We do not know why he has been released," secretary Awad Babiker told Reuters.

Mr Turabi, a former ally of the president, has been detained on numerous occasions since he began his Popular Congress Party.