{"id":174718,"date":"2019-04-26T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudan-v-p-beleaguered-al-bashir-authorised-massacre-more-money-seized\/"},"modified":"2019-04-26T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T13:35:00","slug":"sudan-v-p-beleaguered-al-bashir-authorised-massacre-more-money-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-v-p-beleaguered-al-bashir-authorised-massacre-more-money-seized","title":{"rendered":"Sudan V-P: Beleaguered Al Bashir authorised massacre, more money seized"},"content":{"rendered":"

The commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and effective Vice-President as deputy-head of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan (aka Hemeti), has confirmed the events leading to the overthrow of former President Omar Al Bashir<\/a> by senior military officers on April 11. He also confirmed that more money has been retrieved from accounts in Al Bashir’s name.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement on Thursday, Hemeti confirmed that on April 11, when the security committee approached Al Bashir to find a solution to the crisis, the ousted dictator reminded them that “we follow the Maliki doctrine<\/a> which allows a leader to kill 30 per cent of his people so that the rest can live in dignity”. This effectively authorised a wholesale massacre of thousands of demonstrators already amassed since April 6 at the growing sit-in outside the General Command of the Sudanese army in Khartoum.<\/p>\n

Hemeti’s words further confirm a statement last week to the same effect by Osman Mirghani, Editor-in-chief of El Tayya<\/em>r newspaper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bashir’s cash stash<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hemeti has also confirmed that substantial amounts of money have been recovered from bank accounts held by Al Bashir. According to Al Sudani<\/em> newspaper, just one such account at a commercial bank in Khartoum, held 315 million Saudi Riyals ($84 million). Hemeti confirmed the report adding that the last transaction on the account was on March 10, 2016.<\/p>\n

“We also found 142 million Sudanese pounds,” Hemeti said, adding that the money has been transferred to the state coffers in the Central Bank of Sudan.<\/p>\n

As reported by Radio Dabanga, last week, Sudanese authorities seized a substantial amount of cash during a search of Al Bashir’s residence in Khartoum<\/a>. Amounts of $351 million, €6,7 million, £5.2 million, and SDG 5 billion ($105 million) were recovered and deposited within the vaults of the Central Bank of Sudan.<\/p>\n

It is alleged that Al Bashir’s wife, who has fled the country, as well as members of his family “have millions in hard currency abroad”.<\/p>\n

Al Bashir is allegedly being held in Khartoum’s Kober Prison, although no official confirmation of this has been received by this station to date.<\/p>\n

Senior Public Prosecutor Mutasim Mahmoud  says that following the cash seizure, charges are being investigated against former president Al Bashir under the foreign exchange law and money laundering.<\/p>\n

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Visit www.dabangasudan.org<\/a> for ongoing coverage and independent news from Sudan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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