Corruption trial of ousted Sudanese leader al-Bashir to start

Published Aug 19, 2019

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Khartoum - A corruption trial of Sudan's ousted president Omar

al-Bashir was scheduled to start on Monday in the capital Khartoum.

Al-Bashir will be questioned at the Judicial Training Institute in

Khartoum, his defence team said.

After being overthrown during a military coup on April 11, the

75-year-old was found to be in possession of large sums of local and

foreign currency as well as other assets without legal justification.

Al-Bashir, who was in power for 30 years, was deposed as the military

took power after months of nationwide anti-government protests.

The start of al-Bashir's trial comes a day after the transitional

military council and opposition groups signed a long-awaited,

three-year power-sharing agreement meant to lead to elections and a

civilian government.

The International Criminal Court meanwhile says al-Bashir should have

been extradited while he was president of Sudan.

The tribunal had issued a warrant against al-Bashir in 2009 for

crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide against civilians

and ethnic groups in Sudan's Darfur region.

dpa

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