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KHARTOUM - 24 May 2020

Sudan recovers $4bn of assets from ex-president Bashir

Former president Omar al-Bashir in court in a cage on 19 August, 2019 [AFP]
Former president Omar al-Bashir in court in a cage on 19 August, 2019 [AFP]

Sudan government has confiscated assets valued at $4 billion from former President Omar al-Bashir, his family members and associates, the country’s anti-corruption body said.

“Our initial estimates of the value of the assets, shares in different companies and buildings we have confiscated is $3.5 billion to $4 billion,” Salah Manaa, a spokesperson for the Anti-Corruption and Regime Dismantling Committee, said in response to questions on Saturday.

The body was set up late last year.

Bashir, who was ousted by the  military a year ago amid nationwide protests against his three-decade rule, was jailed in December after being found guilty of illicitly possessing millions of dollars.

The former leader has also been indicted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity committed in the western region of Darfur.