Sudan: Al Bashir and 1989 Sudan Coup Leaders Face Khartoum Court

Khartoum — In what has been hailed as an historic moment in Sudanese history and 'the beginning of a state of law', deposed former president Omar Al Bashir and 27 former officials went on trial today for their alleged part in the 1989 military coup that brought the Al Bashir regime to power.

Al Bashir and his co-accused, including former vice presidents Ali Osman Taha and Bakri Hasan Saleh, appeared in a caged-off area of specially-prepared courtroom in Khartoum today amid high security. The charges they face potentially carry the death penalty.

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