Sudanese authorities arrest Bashir’s former religious advisor

Sudan’s ousted President Omar Al-Bashir sits in a defendant’s cage during his trial of illegal acquisition and use of foreign funds in Khartoum, Sudan on 31 August 2019 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]

Sudanese authorities have arrested Issam al-Bashir, the former religious advisor to ousted President, Omar al- Bashir, on charges of money laundering, abuse of power as well as abusing the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments’ properties.

Sudan’s Akher Lahza newspaper reported that al-Bashir was stopped by anti-money laundering units upon his return to the country.

Al-Bashir held several positions during the rule of ousted President Omar al-Bashir including Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments, and personal religious adviser to the president.

In 2012 he was elected as President of the Islamic Fiqh Academy in Sudan.

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