Sudan - 13 Arrested on Charges of Plotting Coup - NYTimes.com The Sudanese authorities arrested 13 people on Thursday, including the former director of national security, saying they were suspected of plotting a coup. The state-run Radio Omdurman said a "subversive plot" had been uncovered and aborted. Among those arrested was the former director of National Security and Intelligence Services, Lt. Gen. Salah Abdallah Gosh, left, according to Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman. General Gosh was intelligence chief for 10 years before being promoted to security adviser in 2009. Once a member of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's inner circle, he was fired in April 2011 for his criticism of the government. Last summer, Sudan crushed pro-democracy protests inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings. Hundreds of protesters angered by painful economic austerity measures were arrested and detained for demanding the ouster of Mr. Bashir.