Ex-President Bashir Got Millions From Saudi Royals, Court Hears

Sudan's ousted president Omar al-Bashir told an investigator he received millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, a Khartoum court has heard. The former president, who was forced from power by months of protests in Apri, sat in a metal cage wearing a traditional white gown at the opening of his corruption trial.

Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in court on August 19, 2019.

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