Original version

BBC World Service Australasia

Newshour

News

Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

Newshour: Sudan's Omar al-Bashir jailed for two years for corruption

Magazines & Reviews

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir jailed for two years on corruption

14/12/2019 GMT

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir jailed for two years for corruption

BBC World Service - Newshour, Sudan's Omar al-Bashir jailed for two years for corruption

Former president has been sentenced to two years 'rehabilitation' over corruption charges

A corruption trial in Sudan against the former president, Omar al-Bashir, has been disrupted by his supporters as the judge was about to announce his verdict.

A corruption trial in the Sudanese capital Khartoum against the former president Omar al-Bashir, is reaching its conclusion. Pro-Bashir supporters disputed the process as the judge was about to announce his verdict. His lawyers have described the trial as politically motivated.

Also on the programme: Why did so many of Labour's working-class voted for Boris Johnson; and an ambitious computer project set to complete Beethoven's unfinished symphony. 


(Photo: Omar al-Bashir. Credit: AFP)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Newshour

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir jailed for two years for corruption

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Australasia

About BBC World Service