Bashir was the only person holding the key to a room in the presidential palace containing millions of euros, the last directors of the ousted president's office testified in court on Saturday.

In his testimony during Bashir's trial for corruption and illegal possession of foreign currencies, Yasser Bashir said the former president had given him more than 10 million euros ($ 11 million) in cash in the final months of his rule to hand it over to different parties.

The former director, who worked with Bashir from September 2018 and was speaking as a defense witness, said the president once granted him five million euros to be handed over to Abdul Rahim Hamdan Daglo, deputy commander of the RSF.

Yasser Bashir said the money was handed over in the presence of Abdel Rahim's brother, Mohammed Hamdan Daglou, commander of the Rapid Support Forces and deputy chairman of the Transitional Military Council, which took power after Bashir was ousted and is currently a member of the Sovereignty Council, which was formed in a power-sharing agreement between the military and civilians.

Yasser Bashir said other parties that received the funds included the Ministry of Defense as well as military and civilians for medical treatment, adding that he was unaware of the source of the funds and was only following orders.

Also present at the hearing was Abdel Moneim Mohamed, an accountant at the International University of Africa, a private institution with links to Islamists. Mohammed said the university president and his deputy had received four million euros in cash from Bashir.

Bashir sat inside a metal cage in the courtroom wearing robes and a traditional white turban.

Although he did not speak at today's court hearing, he denied the charges when he was formally charged a week ago.

Millions of euros and Sudanese pounds were found at Bashir's residence last April, a judicial source said.
The maximum penalty is about 10 years in prison. The next hearing is scheduled for September 14.