Cash worth US$113m seized at Omar al-Bashir’s home
Sudan's new acting prosecutor has asked that all private properties belonging to officials of the previous regime be registered.
Sudanese protesters give a finger to a banner depicting ousted and detained president Omar al-Bashir, during a protest outside the army headquarters in the capital Khartoum on April 19, 2019. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)
Sudan’s army ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Sunday that more than 113 million US dollars worth of cash in three currencies has been seized from ousted leader Omar al-Bashir’s residence.
He said a team of police, army and security agents found seven million euros, $350,000 and five billion Sudanese pounds ($105 million) during a search at Bashir’s home.
Sudan’s new acting prosecutor general Al-Waleed Sayyed Ahmed meanwhile asked authorities to register all private properties belonging to officials of the previous regime, the official SUNA news agency reported.
He also asked them to stop processing requests for the transfer of ownership of properties that belonged to former regime officials and members of their families.
For more news your way, download The Citizen’s app for iOS and Android.
For more news your way
Download our app and read this and other great stories on the move. Available for Android and iOS.
