Pro-government lawyer wins Sudan Bar Association vote

A lawyer with close ties to the military-backed government in Sudan has been re-elected as head of the Bar Association, despite charges of vote-rigging.

The election comes a week after opposition lawyers in Sudan organised a one-day strike demanding a new election for the Bar Association board, which it says was packed with pro-government members.

The Sudanese opposition has accused government supporters of hijacking the poll and tampering with the vote.

But the successful candidate, Fatehi Ahmed Khalil, has denied the allegations.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service