Sudan: Omar al-Bashir and his aides charged for plotting 1989 coup

Omar al-Bashir and some of his aides on vember 12 have been charged for plotting 1989 coup that brought him to power. legal committee of protest movement Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) in a statement said that arrest warrants have been issued against all military and civilian members who “plotted and carried” out coup. It furr ded that warrants and travel bans were issued against Bashir and or top figures such as Nafa Ali Nafa, Ali Osman Taha and Ibrahim al-Sanusi. Ali al-Haj who is a senior leer from Islamist Popular Congress Party has also been reportedly issued a warrant. 

Bashir, a brigier, reportedly seized power in an Islamist-backed coup that led to fall of n elected government of Prime Minister Siq al- Mahdi. However, Bashir was soon ousted by army after months of nation-wide protests against his rules. He has been jailed since and authorities have filed new charges against him for plotting coup. Bashir is t only one in prison; Nafa and Taha were also arrested and are alrey in prison. According to Sudanese law if any of accused is found guilty y could face death penalty or life imprisonment. Bashir is reportedly also a wanted criminal by Hague-based International Criminal Court for gecide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in war in Darfur. 

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1989 coup

1989 Sudanese coup was a military coup that was against democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Siq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani. coup was led by Omar al-Bashir who took power over country and went on to rule for 30 years until he was overthrown. Bashir also h support from National Islamic Front and he replaced PM Mahdi with Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation. coup led to a totalitarian regime and under influence of NIF, government also banned political parties, tre unions, and or n-religious institutions. This resulted in a thorough reshaping of state apparatus. 

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