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Khartoum, Oct 6 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Mohammed Abu Obaid) The trial against former Sudanese dictator Omar al Bashir for the coup that brought him to power in 1989 began on Tuesday in Khartoum with the reading of the charges he faces by the Prosecutor's Office after weeks of postponements and procedural incidents.FOOTAGE OF THE TRIAL.
Khartoum (Sudan), Sep 1 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Mohamed Abu Obaid).- The trial against the former Sudanese president, Omar Al-Bashir, and 20 other people for their role in a military coup in 1989 resumed on Tuesday in Khartoum.FOOTAGE OF THE TRIAL AND PROTEST OUTSIDE THE COURT.
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