SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Omar Al Bashir due in court for corruption trial, anger that he will not face more serious charges

18/8/19: Multiple sources – Omar Al Bashir due in court for corruption trial, anger that he will not face more serious charges

• Telegraph

• AFP

• Guardian, by Jason Burke and Zeinab Mohammed Salih

 Sudan's deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir arrived in a Khartoum court on Monday (Aug 19) for the start of his trial on corruption charges.

 The Guardian notes the anger that al-Bashir will not face more serious charges.

 Amany Abduljalel, a 21-year-old university student who lost an eye at an anti-Bashir protest, told the Guardian: “it’s not going to be the justice we want…he’s not going to be forced to account…Nobody who lost part of their body [or a loved one] will get it back.”

 Mohamed el-Hassan el-Amin told the Guardian that the worst punishment Bashir would face was a fine.

 Abdullah Galley, member of the Democratic Coalition for Lawyers, said that charges for more serious offences will come when a civilian government is formed: “other big members of his regime will all face these charges, we are just waiting for a proper justice minister and a new attorney general.”