do you think that supporters of the former president omar al—bashir might be involved? —bashir, and you are from darfur, and you led a militia there, formed a few years ago. and you helped omar al—bashir to subdue the rebels in darfur. are you proud of your actions in darfur? do you regret some of the things that happened there, which have been attributed to your forces? all right, but... although you have not been indicted by the international criminal court, i have to say that human rights watch in 2014 and 2015 in a report said that the rapid support force burnt and looted homes, beat, raped and executed villagers, supported by the sudanese army, and it accuses you of overseeing civilian abuses, including torture, extrajudicial killings and mass rapes. do you have a case to answer in darfur? because it sounds like you do. president omar al—bashir has been indicted by the international criminal court over his alleged actions in darfur. what do you think should happen to him? do you think he should be handed over to the icc? but do you believe there should be accountabi

demonstrations and a bloody bill and terry crackdown after the ousting of longtime president omar al bashir. they came to khartoum from all over the country to celebrate a historic day the military council is history and a new era begins. to come to today we can finally breathe free again everything was so expensive we were desperate. in a festive venue amid foreign dignitaries representatives of the opposition and the military signed the agreement after months of tough negotiations on a sovereign council with even representation from the opposition and the military will govern the country overseeing the formation of the government that elections are set to be held in just over 3 years. paramilitary groups will be integrated into the regular army earlier this summer a militia mounted a brutal raid on a protest camp leaving many that left a scar but hopes are high that the country can turn the page. back we hope that things will start to look up and done we want to be proud of our country again. and agree on a real pain. for millions here today is liberation day though they realize the road

crews in the last few weeks and this paramilitary groups that is militias and all these groups omar bashir the previous president played very cleverly up against each other but i also want to say in all this and overall there's been very little trust in the military so people who would be watching very carefully these course in these reforms that the a promising and see whether there's any delays or changes shoulders well one about former dictator omar al bashir i mean he's currently sitting in prison he's wanted for war crimes charges charges of genocide by the international criminal court will he see a trial of fair trial well you probably see a trial the question is is that fair i mean there's no history of free and fair justice system in sudan even his own supporters have questioned whether this is the right process he's also wanted in the i.c.c. the international criminal court full list genocide in darfur that's unlikely that they going to hand him over but he will probably stand trial are probably going to see a couple of delays but whether it's going to be free and fair is a good q

this four months after omar bashir was ousted.ill startsident consulting party leaders after the government collapsed and the prime minister resigned on tuesday.

prices which were in december last year which quickly turned into calls for the former president omar bashir to resign he was accused of pushing up food prices and creating fuel and cash shortages in his mismanagement of the economy but she is also wanted by the international criminal court on allegations of crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide the procedures grew rapidly in the thousands of people demonstrating daily and bashir finally stood down on those protests continued until last month calling on the military to then hand rule to civilians and let's not forget more than 100 protestors have died during this push for democracy. is a professor of politics at the to her institute for graduate studies and was with us earlier and said i guess the signing should be celebrated but the reforms will be slowed. i would have people expect that next morning when the prime minister sits in his office things are going to change and of course. that's not not going to be the case simply also because they want to station itself on the protests over the last 7 months have also grounded the sta

this four months after omar bashir was ousted. will startsident consulting party leaders after the government collapsed and the prime minister resigned on tuesday. and cardinal george pell loses his appeal in australia against his sexual abuse conviction. the 78-year-old maintains his innocence and his legal team is considering going to the high court. hello and welcome back. i am clalaire pryde. it is good to have you with us. we start with a swearing in of the 11 memembers of sudan's sovereign counsel. there are five military officers, including the outgoing mimitary leader, and six civilians. they will be in charge of the country for three years until elections can be held. the military and protesters have bebeen negotiating over sudan's future on it off for four months. our correspondent has more. >> a new face beginsns toward democracy. >> the president of thee tranansitional military council has just issued a constitutional decree establishing the sovereign counsel. body is mamade up of 11 members, five of f them army genene

a court in saddam and his evidence that former president omar al bashir received millions of dollars from saudi arabia. and the muslim imaam and the christian pastor trying to end decades of fighting in northern nigeria. the result in syria where opposition activists have told al-jazeera that rebels have now withdrawn from a key town in southern province recapturing is a significant victory for the syrian army and its ally russia the towns being in rebel hands is 2014. the rebels withdrawal follows days of fighting which told them firing rockets into government territory as syria and russian warplanes pounded the area with air strikes. well another major developments we're hearing that rebels have also retreated from the last pockets of land that they to hold in neighboring hama province this live now to our correspondent zain the holder. all these developments from beirut and say that it's a very very complex picture than in this corner of syria tell us what we know. well this is a major blow to the opposition they lost significant ground in just a matter of hours they've withdrawn

now omar al-bashir is under different guard.faces criminal charges, including illegal possession of foreign currency and bribery. investigators say they found more than $130 million in his house. >> presenting the head of a country to trial proves there is a rule of law and the country and no one is above the law. this message is not just for the ousted government but the incoming government. the case will resume next week. we can't tell you what the outcome will be. we can ensure the case is going in the favor of the defendant. >> the court heard that procedure admitted to receiving $9 million from saudi arabia. yes admitted to receiving more from the ruler of the united arab emirates. president, hee as sent soldiers to fight alongside the saudi-uae coalition in yemen. the former president said he doesn't know how the money he received was spent. he was also charged in may for inciting protesters. quickly turned into a nationwide antigovernment movement. those charges are get to be heard in court. regressed are brought up by th

president omar al bashir goes on trial in khartoum accused of corruption. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from coming up syria launches an error strike close to a turkish army convoy and accuses istanbul of a flagrant intervention in its domestic affairs. wrong warns the u.s. oil tanker that's just been released from jail after being detained for 6 weeks. the president says he's optimistic about talks with afghanistan's government and the taliban as the nation mourns those killed in saturday's wedding attack. sudan's topos president omar al bashir is trial on corruption charges is under way in khartoum it is one of several trials he faces charged with possessing foreign currency and accepting bribes bashir was removed from power by a military coup in april after weeks of protests against his rule he's also want to buy the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity and our 4 let's go now to have a morgan who has been covering all of this for us from khartoum so. i'm not sure i don't think actually we do not we're tryin

because in sudan his evidence of former president omar al bashir received millions of dollars from saudi arabia. and the new york city police officer is fired over the death of a man here arrested which led to the blackflies massive movement. but let's start in syria where opposition activists say rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of whom that's in southern province recapturing this town is a significant victory for the syrian army and its ally russia it's been in rebel hands it's 2014. where the rebels withdrawal from those days of fighting which saw them firing rockets into government territory and the syrian government warned its forces that the battle isn't over yet rebels also retreated from the last pockets of land they held in neighboring hama province their foothold in hama dated back to the. days of the war let's go live now to santa holder our correspondent who's monitoring these developments from beirut in saying that so this significant withdrawal then by rebel forces will handshake whom represents an important victory for the syrian government force

come to the program it's good to have you along the corruption trial of sudan's deposed leader omar al bashir opened in the capital hot today but is reported to have looked calm during the 3 hour session a detective who testified told the court that bashir admitted to receiving millions of dollars from saudi arabia money allegedly to be used outside of the state budget a large amounts of cash were found at the shias residence after he was toppled the trial would also probe some of that and. i guess today is a sudanese human rights lawyer refresh my colleague joins me from khartoum welcome to africa mr mccauley do people in sudan feel that this is the trial that they've been waiting for back that justice is finally being done. now are on their little son a lot of very much going. on the kind of. 100. 1000000000 we're seeing for the last 30. years. i'm going to shoot. full. timers in the truth. or. i take your point i take your point you're arguing that he should be tried for some of the other trustees that he's accused off but how credible is this trial. you know. given even. told by you told

positive outcome after all the protests and talks since the overthrow of the longtime president omar bashir in a front. today is a day of joy our happiness with sudan and with the agreement that was reached today will not fade. but. i'm telling our martyrs who died that they did not die but they lived through the revolution we are telling the mothers of the martyrs not to mourn because we will not forget the blood of the martyrs. the young. the today is a historic day in sudan. firstly it's the beginning of peace and of development and of security. that's what we want security peace and development is what all people of sudan want. above all sudan needs peace and now the guns will fall silent and we are calling on all armed opposition groups to lay down their guns. sudan's pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council signed a constitutional declaration on sunday a green the mortalities off power sharing. their voting no you know. we went into these negotiations as 2 partners seeking national justice and we concluded these negotiations as a united team. were home our concern is the

area and turkey is strongly condemning the instant a court in sudan has been told former president omar bashir accepted $90000000.00 from saudi arabia's government he is on trial on corruption charges after the military topos bashir in april following months of anti-government protests and iran is warning the u.s. not to seize its oil tanker in open seas after it set off from gibraltar overnight the vessel was held there for 6 weeks on accusations of violating sanctions. demonstrations in indonesia's west papua region have turned violent as protesters burned public facilities and blocked roads they're angry at what they say is police abuse against ethnic point students popular occupies the western parts of the island of new guinea and has been disputed ever since the end of dutch rule and schapelle has more. as protests spread across 3 cities and pop up thousands took part to show their anger i am an example in one of the capital of west papuan protesters blocked intersections by burning tires and brought some areas to a standstill and they set fire to the local parliament building. earlier in

walking to the program it's good to have you along the corruption trial of sudan's deposed leader omar al bashir opened in the capital hot today but is reported to have looked calm during the 3 hours session a detective who testified told the court that the shia admitted to receiving millions of dollars from saudi arabia many allegedly to be used outside of the state budget a large amounts of cash were found at the shias residence off to he was toppled the trial most of probe some of that month. my guest today is a sudanese human rights lawyer he joins me from khartoum welcome to africa mr mccauley do people in sudan feel that this is the trial that they've been waiting for bet that justice is finally being done you know our own little son a lot of very disappointing turn on the kind of just. been rooting for the last 30 years. for. this is. going to. completely. right. here in the nose here just over the remains of americans and right to drive people millions of them of him i take your point i take your point you're arguing that he should be tried full for some of the other atrocities that he's

a at the military council which took over the running of the country following the president omar al bashir in april. jackie then i'm going to show that people are happy and satisfied but if anything happens and if we don't see any new well nothing being achieved will hold another revolution on top of the council same as we did with omar al bashir as you say monism is what i got to tell you at the table with me is ask me it is i'm he is a sudanese political activist he coordinates it dies for if it's suppose he puts his on the ground in sudan welcome to africa it's welcome back i think it is so the military is now sharing power with civilians in sudan right so it was coming from 30 odd years of basically military what would you say that your country is now going in the right direction right direction it would be depend on the next government which kind of this there's a lot of obstacles like the constitution that have been signed the procedure documents have been signed and also the formation of the government is based on compromise so how it's going to heading is read their action if the 2

it's important to note that during that three years omar al bashir was. addicting her in a sex although reliance on many allies. not a sisingle agreement not one not ever many sudanese parting was ever held every one of them was abrogated in one way or another that's not a good track record and to respect that people like a messy and all the rooms are going to be characteristically different in how they approach. the issues facing sudan that's a tall order. and i have my doubts. elections france i promised in three years time if this doesn't happen what would the consequences be do you think. i think before three years are up we will know whether or not the military intends to allow for such a collections and it's free and fair manner. there again i have my doubts. we will know whether the. when the military allow remember we changed to important cabinet positions the interior and military and it's not at all clear that they will reduce the allocations to these ministries it's not at all clear they intend to make peace and are for or the two areas do not

when omar al bashir was removed from office price has continued with people demanding a 100 percent civilian death and they didn't get that but we see pictures of sudanese people see. what are they sort of waiting i mean i was there in april right after i'm going to show your show and people were very committed to you know in the name of the near civilians really knows the clarion call of the protests but since then a lot of the country has seen a lot of violence and a lot of loss of life and there's just a sense that something needs to happen something needs to be signed for a new phase start there is a huge recognition from everyone that i've spoken to that this phrase won't be easy this this will be the true test of the games of the revolution if you will and it was i think it's become very clear for the civilians that the military is just not going to back down and perhaps trying to exclude them would only create more of a rift between you know on the streets and then would lead to even more violence and even fears of something more serious like a civil war. but you know people really do

abrasions on the streets of khartoum it's almost 4 months since long time leader omar al bashir was ousted during that time many sudanese feared another strongman would simply take his place but last night came the announcement that the military and civilians had reached a firm deal to lead together. with the and i move that. the 2 delegations have fully agreed on the constitutional documents the the agreement is expected to be signed in days it will start a 3 year period of transitional rule leading to elections during that time power will rotate between a military and civilian leader with a cabinet of technocrats to manage the country details remain to be finalized but sudanese are hopeful. we have very happy and we couldn't stand her and everyone is in the streets to express their happiness would be agreement we hope it will be a civil state forever and that people didn't die for nothing to shylock for the machine that. we hope that everyone will work together to get the country out of hardship. and we hope that those who cause deaths will be immediately held accountable that's one of t

i don't resent it i'm 72 years old but i have never experienced stability throughout all of omar al bashir is ruled today thank god i feel like i can breathe again we suffered a lot everything was expensive prices were very high i never knew who the hi guys. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world some 4000 people have taken part in a moscow rally overnight by russia's communist party the head of city elect city council elections other opposition groups were not granted permission to hold demonstrations and supporters have been holding single person pickets instead. italy is allowed 27 unaccompanied minors to leave a migrant rescue vessel in limbo off the italian island of lampedusa interior minister still very reluctantly authorized them to disembark the open arms ship 6 e.u. countries say they'll take the migrants. then heavy rains in istanbul have triggered flash flooding killing a homeless man and leaving parts of the historic grand bazaar under water several roads across the city were also submerged the floods briefly halted ferry services conne

nothing being achieved will hold another revolution on top of the council same as we did with omar al bashir as you say one of them is the one that got into the little bit at the table with me is asked me it is i'm he is a sudanese political activist he caught an ace of dice for if it's supposed to be a pretty face on the ground in sadat welcome to africa it's welcome back i think it is so the military is now sharing power with civilians in sudan right so it was coming from 30 odd years off basically military what would you say that your country is now going in the right direction right direction it would be depend on the next government which kind of is there's a lot of sickos like the constitution that have been signed or procedure documents have been signed and also the formation of the government is based on compromise so how is going to heading as i read their action if the 2 parties think that as a politician the next level this is working with will be the question if they think as enemies i think it's with just disagreement with organ cleanups from the beginning ok so let's talk about

omar al—bashir was kept in a cage in the heavily guarded courthouse in khartoum.ckingham palace statement is a response to video that's emerged, showing the prince at jeffrey epstein's home after the financier had served a prison sentence for sex offences against underage girls.

breaking news to bring to you out of sudan the former president omar al bashir is trial on corruption charges it is just getting underway and khartoum it's actually the 2nd of several trials he faces is charged with possessing foreign currency and accepting bribes of course he was removed from power by a military coup back in april there were weeks of protests that led to that he's also wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity and talk for so that trial is getting underway. the woodlands of mexico city has to pull to peck park had been awarded a major global honor and a city has played it as the mexican capital a sprawling park as a lifeline for nature and clean air and. mexico city's chippie depict park is the largest urban forest in latin america. it's a massive area nearly twice the size of new york city's central park there's a manmade lake a zoo there's even an 18th century castle sitting atop a hill one of the 8 museums located within the park complex. is the park's administrator and is especially proud of the diversity of attractions

bashir has admitted receiving $90 million from saudi arabia. though his lawyers say all allegations against him are baseless. omarir is also accused of being involved in the killing of people who protested against his rule. and inevitably, this trial is seen as a test of whether the ruling military council can deal with the actions of the previous regime. the case was being heard in the capital khartoum today — sally nabil was there. former president omar al—bashir has left the courtroom a short while ago ina left the courtroom a short while ago in a heavily secured convoy. this is his first session. a lot of sudanese have been dreaming of seeing him behind bars. we've been talking to young sudanese men and women. they told me they are happy about the fa ct told me they are happy about the fact bashir is standing trial but they are so angry he is just being prosecuted for corruption charges. they say that he should be accused of far more serious crimes. they refer them to what happened in the western region for darfur where a conflict has been going on for nearly six years. they accuse him of being totally respon

and a court in sudan has been told former president omar bashir accepted $19000000.00 from the government of saudi arabia bashir is on trial on corruption charges the military to post him in april after months of anti-government protests. iran is warning the united states not to seize an oil tanker in open seas after it set sail from gibraltar of the night the vessel was held for 6 weeks on suspicion it was taking crude oil to syria which would violate e.u. sanctions it was called the grace one it's now been renamed in left under that name adrian daria one but it's still unclear where the tanker is actually going this report from andrew symonds. anchor lifted and underwear lost in the darkness heading east into the mediterranean. a few hours before the departure supplies have been loaded on the adrian daria warm in the choppy waters a specialist engineer had been winched up along with at least 5 new crew members the engineer was brought on board to attend to a technical issue planning to return to shore later nightfall on the swell of the sea is getting worse yet the technician has yet to

constitutional declaration the agreement was reached through mediation 4 months after long time president omar bashir was ousted the african union's envoy to sudan says the document outlines the division of power until elections can be held in 3 years. puerto rico's new interim government is facing a possible challenge in the senate. took office but the senate leader was calling on members to declare his swearing in unconstitutional he's also facing opposition on the streets. just out of office have been rallying in the capital. protesters again at the front gate of the governor's mansion and be their anger at the interim governor they didn't even vote for but have been told is the best option to leave puerto rico disagree. we have people here to lead the country much better. corporate interests she's referring to pedro pierre louis c. the new governor who previously worked at a law firm that represented a company accused of polluting the island's groundwater with toxic ash louis c. is the largest political party the new progressive he's a former justice minister who also served as puerto rico's repr

but months of protests over rising food and fuel prices from to the military to oust president omar bashir protesters immediately demanded a civilian government and continued their sit in outside the army headquarters in the capital on june the 3rd paramilitary forces attacked and killed more than a 100 demonstrators talks between the 2 sides broke down but ethiopian and african union mediators brought them back together and they finally signed a power sharing agreement on saturday with economist abdullah one doc as prime minister he's due to be sworn in any time now to morgan reports from the capital khartoum. with those words advanced military junta came to an end and a transitional sovereign council took its place the council has 5 members from the coalition known as the forces of freedom and change and 5 from the military an 11th member agreed upon by both sides makes up the body that will lead sudan's 3 year transitional period. who is very it will be with the help of god only 39 months to make a contribution to the journey to safety and to fight in order to achieve the goals of the d

we barely managed to get a glimpse of omar al—bashir, sudan's longest serving president.one. he is being tried on corruption charges. after nearly an hour, mr al—bashir was driven back to prison in exactly the same convoy. the former president has left court a short while ago and you can see a heated discussion behind me between the lawyers. some of those who are against him and others who support him. many sudanese have been dreaming of seeing bashir in the dock, but some of them tell me that this man should be accused of far more serious crimes, and notjust corruption charges. a few days before the trial, i met an activist who was detained for three months during the revolution. he was released on the day mr al—bashir stepped down. translation: charges of corruption are only a drop in the sea. his crimes include genocide and ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in darfur, the blue nile, and south kordofan. but supporters of the former president believe otherwise. translation: this trial is politicised. the current military council wants to win over protesters by

formally as the transitional military council that took power after the army force long time ruler omar bashir from power in april it will have 11 members 5 from the military 5 from the opposition as well as another civilian who is agreed upon by both sides let's go live to morgan our correspondent who is in the sudanese capital khartoum so this is a major moment in today inching towards for civilian rule and democracy. yes indeed martin let's not forget that the grand council has been a point of contention between the opposition coalition and the forces of freedom and change and the transitional military council it's the reason why talks between the 2 sides collapsed so real time when they finally were able to reach a deal last in july and it looks like this suffering council which will have a largest turmoil role will have representation from both sides from the opposition coalition and from there from the military council as well as an 11th member which has been agreed upon by both sides now the point of contention was what the role of that program council would be how many people will be i

the 1st match will take place next month this marks a huge change since the ousting of president omar bashir earlier this year. a year ago the idea of a women's football league in sudan was far fetched females wanting to follow their football plain aspirations in the past were without hope. before the revolution i could not of them not just myself being a player in a woman's football team or even expected myself to be able to play the sport i've loved there were many restrictions on sudanese women and it was not possible to play football. but now a joint military civilian sovereign council is in power and it's seen as a significant event women are part of the ruling council in measures are being taken to further women's rights and promote sports and the arts. that it could get in the past it was difficult for women to play football but there were many complications that prevented them from participating in this activity but now everyone is looking forward to a new reality and has a new ambitions now society has become more receptive to this idea and more accepting of the participation of wom

yet to be signed the agreement was reached through mediation 4 months after a long time president omar bashir was overthrown the african union's envoy to sudan says the document outlines the division of power until elections can be held in 3 years pro-democracy activists some welcome the deal saying it's a 1st step with more to follow. time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back we'll look at how democratic republic of congo's neighbors are preparing to tackle the boehner as a virus spreads to a border city. and fury in south korea as protesters denounced japan over a trade dispute on that stage so. how low we've still got plenty of showers into central and southeastern parts of europe at the moment just diving outs of the pushing across northern parts of the balkans and rolling down towards the black sea some big downpours certainly a possibility here as we go on through the next couple of days lot of dry weather to the east as that lovely weather down to the south up towards the northwest i'm afraid we do have some more wet weather in the forecast as northern parts of englan

prices started in december of last year and quickly turned into calls for the former president omar bashir to resign he was accused of pushing up food prices and creating fuel and cash shortages through his mismanagement of the economy al bashir is also wanted by the international criminal court on allegations of crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide the protests were often deadly and rapidly in early april thousands of people took to the streets daily and finally stepped down demonstrations continued until last month calling on the military to hunt rule 2 civilians more than a 100 protesters who've lost their lives during the push for democracy in sudan joining us here on set. the offending a professor of politics at the institute for graduate studies he previously served as a diplomat at the sudanese foreign ministry mr al-a fendi this is very complicated simple question can it work. we hope so i think this is what over the world has been waiting for. and there appears to be some hopeful sign that things are changing for example with their disease office was very open and the c

so look at the top stories right now on al-jazeera sudan suppose president omar al bashir is trial on corruption charges is now under way in khartoum that's one of several trials he faces he's charged with possessing foreign currency and accepting bribes or move from power by a military coup in april. a syrian government airstrike has targeted an area near a turkish military convoy advancing a northwest syria turkey says it was traveling to protect one of its observation post mask has condemned the deployment calling it a flagrant intervention iran is warning the u.s. not to seize its oil tanker and open seas after it set off from gibraltar overnight . held there for 6 weeks it is unclear where the tanker is heading. afghanistan has postponed celebrations marking 100 years of independence following an attack on a wedding hall on saturday i suppose claimed responsibility for the bombing that killed 63 people in kabul charleville us has more from kabul. independence day celebrations and somewhat off to setting nights waiting. it was meant to be a big celebration president gandhi was mea

elegant pieces over here in the top stories from al-jazeera saddam's former president omar al bashir has gone on trial on charges of corruption he's accused of possessing foreign currency and accepting bribes attentive in court said he received millions of dollars from saudi arabia the military removed omar al bashir from power in april after months of anti-government protest people morgan has more from khartoum witnesses who were inside the hall described him as being very composed very confident but they're saying that members of his family who were inside were very emotional and were saying that he should not be tried because as a former president or rather when he was president he had immunity that therefore exclude him from having to be facing from having to face trials however one thing we will not see in these hearings is that he will be charged with and internationally with what the international criminal court is presenting against him. a syrian government airstrike a certain area close to a turkish military convoy advancing on the northwest of syria the government says the c

to our other main story today in testimony in the corruption trial of former sudanese president omar bashir is revealed he reportedly accepted $90000000.00 from saudi arabia's government but she was accused of possessing foreign currency and of accepting bribes the military removed him from power in april after months of anti-government protests but she was also wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in darfur more from him morgan. inside the courthouse behind this wall is where the country's former president and longtime leader former president had his 1st hearing with judges now his defense attorney are saying that the charges brought against him which includes corruption and bribery are not because he received the money that was found in his house after he was ousted as a person and not as the president people who were inside the courthouse have described him as being very composed very confident and like his family members who attended the session who people say were very emotional saying that he should not be tried now his defense team say

has now taken sudan's former president omar bashir says that he received millions of dollars from saudi arabia's royal family during his presidency but he told investigators that the funds weren't included in the country's financial records the revelation came during his 1st court hearing on corruption and bribery charges since he was forced out of office by the military in april which is eras have a morgan reports now from 2. he was once feared and guarded as the head of the country now sudan's former president on what it was here is under a different guard as he appears in court to face criminal charges which include illegal possession of foreign currency and bribery investigate to see if he found more than $130000000.00 in his house days after the military deposed him in april. present. the head of a country to trial proves that there is a rule of law in the country and that no one is above the law this message is not just for the ousted government but the incoming government the case will resume next week we can't tell you what the outcome will be but we can say that we are assured