Two years in rehab: Former Sudanese president convicted of corruption offenses
The tyrant who has ruled the country for 30 years has been convicted in court of corruption offenses and illegal possession of foreign currency. Due to his advanced age, his sentence has been converted to a rehabilitation institution.
Two years in rehab: Former Sudanese president convicted of corruption offenses
A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of corruption offenses and illegal possession of foreign currency, and sentenced him to two years in a rehabilitation facility. He was charged with unlawful possession of foreign money and receiving unofficial gifts.
The chief judge said the 75-year-old former tyrant, who was ousted in April after months of street protests against his rule, was sent to the restoration facility rather than jail because of his age. He also ordered the confiscation of millions of euros and a Sudanese pound found in Bashir's residence at the time of the coup against his regime.
At the opening of his trial, four months ago, al-Bashir admitted to receiving $ 90 million in cash from Saudi Arabia's heir to Mohammed bin Salman. The investigator said at the opening of the trial that the former president told him the amount had come from the young prince's messengers.
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Al-Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which issued arrest warrants in 2009 and 2010 on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur, Western Sudan.
Sudan's army ousted al-Bashir last April, after months of protests against his 30-year reign. Al-Bashir's trial, which opened last summer, was a case in point for the new government in the country, which has yet to fully establish itself after the country's military coup.
Al-Bashir came to trial wearing traditional white robes and a turban. He watched quietly from the defendants' metal cage as the judge read the verdict. Al-Bashir is facing several other cases pending before the court. In May, Al-Bashir was charged with incitement and involvement in the killing of protesters, and this week he was summoned for an inquiry into his role in the 1989 military coup that put him in power.
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