Former president of Sudan Omar
al-Bashir should be detained for two years in a correctional centre for
corruption, a court in Khartoum ruled Saturday.
The much awaited verdict was on
one of several cases against the ousted autocrat, who ruled his country with
iron hands, until he was ousted in April.
The court ordered the 75-year-old
to serve two years in a correctional centre for the elderly.
Bashir, who was toppled by the
army in April after months of mass demonstrations, was convicted of graft and
“possession of foreign currency”, judge Al Sadiq Abdelrahman said.
“Under the law, those who reached
the age of 70 shall not serve jail terms,” the judge said.
Bashir will serve his sentence
after the verdict has been reached in another case in which he is accused of
ordering the killing of demonstrators during the protests that led to his
ouster, the judge said.
The court also ordered the
confiscation of 6.9 million euros, $351,770 and 5.7 million Sudanese pounds
($128,000) found at Bashir’s home.
The ex-president will appeal the
verdict, said one of his lawyers, Ahmed Ibrahim.
Outside the court, several dozen
Bashir supporters protested chanting: “There is no god but God.”
During his trial which began in
August, the deposed strongman appeared several times in a metal cage wearing
the traditional Sudanese white jalabiya and turban.
Bashir, who was toppled by the
army in April after months of mass demonstrations, was convicted of graft and
“possession of foreign currency”, judge Al Sadiq Abdelrahman said.
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