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Turabi Faces Trial in Plot to Overthrow Government
Reuters ⢠Agence France Presse Jailed Sudanese Islamist Hassan Turabi will face charges in court for trying to topple the government, a high-level security source said yesterday. Turabi, formerly a close ally to President Omar Hassan Bashir, was arrested at the end of March this year after his party was loosely linked to a plot by a group of military officers to topple the government. He was later moved into a safe house outside Khartoum but went back to Kobar prison in Khartoum last month after the government said his opposition Popular Congress party had conspired to assassinate top leaders and blow up strategic places in Khartoum on Sept. 24. The sources said the security services had now completed the investigation into the plot and would be presenting the case to the courts. "We are going to take them to court. We have finished our investigation and the police are now trying to get the case in front of the court for more than 60 of them," the source said. "Turabi, he's now also inside the case." The source said all would face charges of trying to topple the government. "There's strong evidence against his people. He will also stand in front of the court," the source added. The government has said it would take legal action against the party, which could lead to it being banned. Posted by: Fred 2004-10-19 |
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