Sudan’s Bashir in Court for Second Week of Corruption Trial

  • 8/24/2019
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Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir appeared in court on Saturday for the second week of his trial on corruption and money laundering charges. The proceedings were held amid tight security in the capital, Khartoum. The trial is partly related to millions in foreign and domestic currency Bashir had stockpiled in his home. Bashir was ousted by the military in April following months of mass protests against his three-decade rule. In April, the military council said more than $113 million worth of cash in three currencies had been seized from his residence. In May, the prosecutor general also said he had been charged over killings during the anti-regime protests which eventually led to his ouster. Saturday’s trial will not address these charges. Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and genocide linked to the Darfur conflict in the 2000s. So far, Sudans military says he will not be extradited to The Hague, and the new joint military-civilian council formed this week has given no indication it will change that decision.

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