Sudan started a new trial against ousted President Omar al-Bashir and some of his former allies on charges of leading a military coup that brought the autocrat to power in 1989.
TV broadcasted the judge opening the trial without showing footage of Bashir, who has been jailed in Khartoum since he was toppled in April last year following mass protests his 30-year rule. Other defendants include former allies of Bashir such as military officers and Islamists, judicial sources said before the start of the trial.
Source : Reuters Africa
