{"id":3442,"date":"2019-12-14T18:42:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T18:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsly.co.ke\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2024-04-21T22:17:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T22:17:41","slug":"omar-al-bashir-sentenced-in-a-sudanese-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsly.co.ke\/omar-al-bashir-sentenced-in-a-sudanese-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar al Bashir sentenced in a Sudanese court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Sudanese court has found former\npresident Omar al Bashir guilty of corruption and illegal possession of foreign\ncurrency and sentenced him to two years in a correctional facility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Sudanese laws, anyone\nabove 70 years cannot be sent to a regular prison, and the former head of state\nis 75 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While undergoing trial, Al Bashir was\nconfined at the Kobar Maximum Security Prison. He will still go back to Kobar\nbecause there are more pending charges against him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The extra charges to be read against\nhim are <\/p>\n\n\n\n