May 14, 2026

Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir investigated on money laundering charges

By Farouk Mohammed

Omar al-Bashir, the ousted president of Sudan, is currently on investigation on money laundering charges and possession of large sums of foreign currency without legal grounds, a source confirmed to Reuters.

Okay Nigeria reports on April 17, 2019, that al-Bashir was moved to a prison in Khartoum by the military, a family source confirmed to AFP.

Meanwhile, reports have it that military intelligence had searched embattled Sudan leader’s home and found suitcases loaded with more than $351,000 and six million euros, as well as five million Sudanese pounds.

According to judicial source, “The chief public prosecutor… ordered the (former) president detained and quickly questioned in preparation to put him on trial.”

The source continued that “The public prosecution will question the former president in Kobar prison.”

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