Sudan's ousted president was convicted on Saturday of graft and 'possession of foreign currency'.
Bashir, who was toppled by the army in April after months of mass demonstrations, was convicted of graft and"possession of foreign currency", judge Al Sadiq Abdelrahman said."Under the law, those who reached the age of 70 shall not serve jail terms," the judge said.
Bashir will serve his sentence after the verdict has been reached in another case in which he is accused of ordering the killing of demonstrators during the protests that led to his ouster, the judge said. The court also ordered the confiscation of €6.9m, $351,770 and 5.7 million Sudanese pounds found at Bashir's home.
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