Former Sudanese President Al-Bashir Sentenced To 2 Years In Detention Facility On Corruption Charges

Riyaz Patel

A Sudanese court convicted ousted president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a community reform centre.

The presiding judge said al-Bashir, 75, was being sent to the reform facility, rather than a prison, on account of his age.

The decision prompted anger among Sudanese whose protests had led to the end of his 30-year rule in April. 

Almost exactly a year since mass protests against Bashir broke out across Sudan, the court found Bashir guilty of corruption and illegal possession of foreign currency.

Bashir’s lawyers described the verdict as politically motivated. His supporters immediately began protesting