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- Sudan's ex-president Bashir arrives at corruption trial
TEHRAN, Jun 16 - The ousted Sudanese leader is to appear in court next week to face charges of corruption and illegal possession of foreign currency, the country's acting prosecutor general announced.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The announcement on Saturday came more than two months after the military overthrew Omar al-Bashir following mass protests against his rule.
Bashir "will appear in court next week following charges of corruption and possessing foreign currency", acting prosecutor general Al-Waleed Sayyed Ahmed told reporters, without specifying the day.
Last Thursday, the official SUNA news agency reported that al-Bashir was facing charges including "possessing foreign funds, acquiring illegal wealth, and ordering the (state of) emergency".
In April, Sudan's army ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said more than $113 million worth of cash in three currencies had been seized from Bashir's residence.
He said a team of police, army and security agents found seven million euros, $350,000 and five billion Sudanese pounds in Omar al-Bashir's home.
When he imposed the state of emergency on February 22 in a bid to quell protests that erupted in December, Bashir issued a decree making it illegal to possess more than 5,000 dollars in foreign currency.
Bashir, who was toppled on April 11 following months of protests and is currently being held in Kober prison in Khartoum, swept to power in 1989 following a coup.
Protests in Sudan initially erupted on 19 December 2018 after his then government tripled the price of bread.
He was ousted by the army after thousands of demonstrators launched a sit-in outside military headquarters in central Khartoum from April 6.
But army generals have resisted protesters' demands to hand power to a civilian administration.
On June 3, the Sudanese army launched a crackdown on demonstrators camped outside the army complex that left at least 118 people dead and many wounded.
Source: Iran Press
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