Sudan's ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency

Record ID: 1429486

  • Title: Sudan's ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
  • Date: 31st August 2019
  • Summary: Thousands of anti-government protesters camped outside the Defence Ministry headquarters in Khartoum on dance, sing and chant slogans calling al-Bashir to step down KHARTOUM, SUDAN (FILE - APRIL 10, 2019) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) PROTESTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE DEFENCE MINISTRY HEADQUARTERS CHANTING AND CLAPPING VARIOUS OF LARGE CROWD OF PROTESTERS CHANTING AND CLAPPING Thousands of people celebrate on the streets of Khartoum as news emerges that al-Bashir has been overthrown by the military and arrested. KHARTOUM, SUDAN (FILE - APRIL 11, 2019) (REUTERS) SILHOUETTE OF PEOPLE HOLDING SUDANESE FLAGS MAN PRAYING IN STREET THOUSANDS CHEERING PEOPLE DANCING IN CIRCLE Al-Bashir, charged with corruption-related offences, appears in public for the first time since he was overthrown and detained in April. KHARTOUM, SUDAN (FILE - JUNE 16, 2019) (REUTERS) AL-BASHIR WALKING OUT OF PRISON GATE TO CAR MILITARY VEHICLES ESCORTING AL-BASHIR TO PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE VEHICLE TRANSPORTING AL-BASHIR ARRIVING AT PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AL-BASHIR WALKING / SURROUNDED BY SECURITY EXTERIORS OF PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE / SIGN READING (Arabic): 'Sudan - Prosecution against Corruption and Financial Investigations Unit'
  • Embargoed: 14th September 2019 12:12
  • Keywords: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Sudan Syria Bashar al-Assad Sadeq al-Mahdi
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  • Country: Sudan
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00MAUJTIYV
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