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Sudan's former-President Omar al-Bashir makes first court appearance


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Sudan's former-President Omar al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown in a coup in April. Bashir was driven from a jail in the capital, Khartoum to the prosecutor's office where he was read the corruption charges against him. Prosecutors say a large hoard of foreign currency was found in grain sacks at Bashir's home after he was ousted, bringing to an end nearly 30 years in power. Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), accused of organising war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan's Darfur region, charges he denies.

GUEST: Ahmed Elzobier, a researcher on Sudan for the rights group Amnesty International
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