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Sudan's ousted president Bashir sent to Khartoum for treatment, lawyer says

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Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's former president who was ousted in 2019, has been transferred to a military hospital in Khartoum for medical treatment according to his lawyer. Bashir, now 82 years old and under military guard since being moved from prison earlier, reportedly requires further care outside the country due to unspecified serious health issues. His family and legal team are seeking permission to transfer him abroad, but Sudan's military has not commented on this request yet, as it could cause internal discord and face international backlash given Bashir’s status as a wanted individual by the International Criminal Court.
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On October 1, Omar al-Bashir, the ousted president of Sudan who was removed from power in April 2019 following months of protests, has been transferred to a military-run hospital in Khartoum for medical treatment. Bashir's lawyer, Mohamed Alhassan Alameen, stated that further care outside of Sudan is required due to his condition. The transfer comes amid an ongoing civil war between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army since 2019, which has devastated much of the country. Bashir was previously moved from prison to a hospital in Merowe before being sent back to Khartoum for medical tests. His family had declared his need for international medical care as "critical and urgent," emphasizing the seriousness of his condition. Given that Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges including genocide, this move could draw international condemnation.

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Sudan's ousted president Bashir sent to Khartoum for treatment, lawyer says Oct 1 - Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been transferred to a military-run hospital in Khartoum for medical treatment and requires further care outside the country, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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🔮 Any such move would likely cause discord within Sudan and could draw international condemnation since Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges including genocide and also has open cases against him in Sudan.
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Sudan's ousted president Bashir sent to Khartoum for treatment, lawyer says · assertive framing

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Sudan's ousted president Bashir sent to Khartoum for treatment, lawyer says Oct 1 - Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been transferred to a military-run hospital in Khartoum for medical treatment and requires further care outside the country, his lawyer said on Thursday. asserted
lawyer → oust → Thursday
Bashir, 82, was toppled by the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2019, following a months-long popular uprising. asserted
Bashir → topple → uprising
The RSF and army later fell out over plans to integrate their forces during a planned transition to civilian rule and have been fighting a civil war that has laid waste to much of the country over the past three-and-a-half years. asserted
that → fall → years
Bashir had been moved from prison to hospital prior to the outbreak of war, and later transferred to the town of Merowe in northern Sudan, where he had been put under military guard. asserted
he → move → guard
Bashir was sent to Khartoum for medical tests and he had symptoms that required diagnosis and treatment outside Sudan asserted
that → send → Sudan
, his lawyer, Mohamed Alhassan Alameen, told Reuters. asserted
lawyer → tell → Reuters
In a statement on Wednesday, Bashir's family said his need for medical treatment outside Sudan "has become critical and urgent, and cannot be delayed any longer", but they had not received official permission to send him abroad. asserted
they → say → him
It was unclear precisely what condition Bashir was suffering. uncertain
Bashir → suffer → condition
Sudan's military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted
military → respond → comment
Several prominent Sudanese Islamist figures also called for his transfer out of the country on social media. asserted
figures → call → media
Any such move would likely cause discord within Sudan and could draw international condemnation since Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges including genocide and also has open cases against him in Sudan. uncertain
Bashir → cause → Sudan
During Bashir's three decades in power, Sudan was listed by the US as a state sponsor of terrorism and was subject to wide-ranging sanctions. asserted
Sudan → list → sanctions
Protesters during the popular uprising accused him and his Islamist National Congress Party of widespread corruption and repression. asserted
Protesters → accuse → corruption
After his ouster, Bashir was tried on various charges and convicted of corruption and illicit financing, for which he was serving prison time at the start of the war. asserted
he → try → war
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