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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan Prosecutors Charge Bashir with Killing Protesters

Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. (AFP)

Sudanese prosecutors have charged ousted President Omar al-Bashir with involvement in killing protesters and incitement to kill protesters during the uprising that drove him from power last month, state news agency SUNA reported Monday.

It was not immediately clear what punishment he might face. Protest organizers say security forces killed around 100 demonstrators during the four months of rallies leading to Bashir's overthrow.

The transitional military council ruling Sudan has said Bashir will face justice inside the country and will not be extradited to the Hague, where the International Criminal Court has charged him with war crimes and genocide linked to the Darfur conflict in the 2000s.

Bashir was imprisoned in the capital, Khartoum, days after the military removed him from power.

The military ousted Bashir on April 11, but the demonstrators have remained in the streets, demanding the dismantling of his regime and a swift transition to civilian rule. In recent weeks they have threatened a general strike and civil disobedience.

The protesters resumed negotiations with the army on Monday while calling for more demonstrations.

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