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Ex-Sudanese President Omar Bashir Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Corruption - Reports

© REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: Sudanese former president Omar Hassan al-Bashir smiles inside a cage as he faces corruption charges in a court in Khartoum, Sudan, August 31, 2019
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese former president Omar Hassan al-Bashir smiles inside a cage as he faces corruption charges in a court in Khartoum, Sudan, August 31, 2019 - Sputnik International
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CAIRO (Sputnik) - A court in Khartoum sentenced former Sudanese President Omar Bashir to two years in prison on corruption charges, the Al-Arabiya broadcaster reported on Saturday.

Investigators of the military prosecutor’s office found and seized $351,000, 6 million euros ($6.67 million), and 5 million Sudanese pounds (about $105,000) when searching the house where Bashir lived before being removed from power.

Subsequently, the former president was charged with "keeping foreign currency, corruption and illegal receipt of gifts."

A girl holding a child walks past UN peacekeepers, after heavy rains and floods forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes, in the town of Pibor, Boma state, South Sudan, November 6, 2019. - Sputnik International
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Bashir governed Sudan for decades before he was overthrown by a military coup in April, which brought the Transitional Military Council (TMC) to power after months of anti-government protests.

However, the demonstrations continued with opposition protesters calling on the TMC to transfer power to a civilian-led government.

The TMC and the opposition subsequently concluded a power-sharing agreement, establishing the Sovereign Council.

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