Sudan’s ex-President Bashir on trial for 1989 coup
He is accused of overthrowing a democratically-elected government to assume power.
The former president, who was ousted from power by the military in April 2019 after mass protests across the country against his rule, faces the death
Tuesday’s hearing was adjourned until Aug. 11 before witnesses were called, in order to accommodate suspects, their lawyers, and family members of defendants in a larger courtroom during COVID-19 social distancing requirements, according to Zain Al Abideen Mohammed, one of Bashir’s defense lawyers.
KHARTOUM – Former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir went on trial in Khartoum Wednesday for staging the coup that brought him to power in 1989.
