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Sudanese authorities have released several civilian leaders detained since last month’s military coup, a former captive said Monday, amid efforts to restore a fragile transition process towards full democracy. “I was released late yesterday evening,” following a deal to reverse the military takeover, the head of Sudan’s Congress Party, Omar al-Degeir, who was among civilians arrested in the army’s October 25 power grab, told AFP. “I was in solitary confinement and completely cut off from the world throughout this period.” The Congress Party, however, slammed Sunday’s deal, saying it “explicitl…