The isolated Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was brought before the Public Prosecutor to question him about the execution of officers about three decades ago, while the "Decommissioning" committee accused him of squandering public money during his rule.
A source familiar with the island’s public prosecution revealed that Bashir appeared on Sunday before the prosecution, without providing details of the reason for his summons.
For his part, Hashem al-Jaali, a member of the defense committee for the isolated president, told Al-Jazeera that the investigation session was about the coup of Ramadan 1990, and the execution of a number of officers involved in it.
Al-Jali added that the defense authority did not notify the summons, and that Al-Bashir was unable to consult his lawyer before his appearance before the prosecution, although the law permits this.
On the other hand, the local newspaper, Al-Intibahah, said that the new investigation session with Al-Bashir included a number of open cases against him.
The Public Prosecutor had formed a committee to investigate the circumstances of the execution of 28 officers who led the 1990 coup attempt against the Bashir government.
In addition to the case of executing officers, Bashir is being tried on several charges, including participation in the killing of protesters last year, and financial corruption.
Fighting Corruption
In the context, Wajdi Saleh, a member of the "Empowering and Combating Corruption" committee, accused the isolated president of squandering public funds during foreign visits, noting that 10 million dollars were spent during one trip.
The committee, formed by the military leadership after the ouster of Bashir in April 2019, issued decisions to end the service of more than 20 members of the Public Prosecution, 47 employees of the Sovereign Council, some senior administrators in the state of Khartoum and the Central Bank and a number of public institutions.
The decisions also included the recovery of residential lands, real estate, and farms from some members of the Al-Bashir family, his deputy Ali Othman Muhammad Taha, and some of the symbols of the isolated system of businessmen, in addition to some properties of voluntary organizations and private companies.
The decisions also dealt with the restoration of Al-Shorouk TV channel, which the "Empowering and Combating Corruption" committee said was established with government funding.