Tuesday, 20 April, 2021 - 08:45
Ousted President Bashir appears in court in February. (Getty Images) Khartoum - Ahmed Younis
A Sudanese court sentenced to prison on Monday the first figure from the regime of ousted President Omar al-Bashir.
Abdul Basit Hamza was convicted of money laundering, terrorist financing, trading in foreign currency and unlawful and suspicious enrichment. He was sentenced to ten years in jail and a fine.
According to the indictment, Hamza is one of Sudan’s Islamist security leaders and had operated as “an independent businessman.”
He had invested money from looted public funds in the Islamic Movement (the Sudanese version of the Muslim Brotherhood). His wealth is estimated at billions of dollars.