Sudan’s Bashir Stands Trial for 1989 Coup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir appeared in court on Tuesday in connection with the 1989 military coup that brought him to power.
More than 20 former officials are standing trial alongside al-Bashir.
Tuesday’s trial session was procedural as the defendants appeared in cages amid tight security conditions, Anadolu Agency reported.
In May of last year, the Sudanese prosecution opened an investigation into charges against al-Bashir of undermining the country’s constitutional order over the coup.
On June 30, 1989, al-Bashir staged a military coup against the government of Prime Minister Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi and ruled the country under what he named the "national salvation revolution".
Al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan for three decades, was removed from power by the military last year following mass protests against his regime.
